Parking ticket in Asda car park - Is this legal, can they take me to court?

uktyler

exel1966 wrote: »

P&C, spaces don't me laugh. I'll use them whether I've got the kids with me or not.


Morals my a*se !!!!

This was your opening comment, stating you ignore the rules the supermarket sets out for its customers, and putting others at a disadvantage.

you then go on to say this:

exel1966 wrote: »

My family are, and unlike yours they're quite capable of getting in and out of cars and walking across a car park. It's all about how/what you teach them ! Can't single parents manage to do that ?

So you park in P&C spaces whether the kids are with you or not, but make them walk across the car park when they are with you?

Now I'm confused.

I don't use these spaces often, my son is old enough to walk, however last week he was injured, so parking close to the store would have helped him (or rather me as I had to carry him across the car park)

I used to use them when he was smaller, because we needed to open the door wide to remove the straps on the baby seat. If we didn't use these spots we would often come back to our car to find someone parked close, and to avoid denting their car we would drive out of the spot to put our child safely in the car.

What part of the concept of P&C spaces do you have a problem with?

If the stores did not think parents needed them they would not be there.

Asda would not be issuing tickets if they did not value them as parent spaces.

Surely your problem is with the store, and not with the parents who use these spaces?

hollydays

I didn't even realise that m & b spots were wider until I read this.
I thought they were just spaces that were nearer to the store.
If you have ever seen a parent struggling with 3 very young children,a car park is not the safest place to be leading them across.

How could you resent someone in this situation?

toochoosey

didnt realise this thread would get so heated

Dreamnine

You should see the gas and electricity ones..

bestpud

What never ceases to amaze me about these threads is the parents who feel they need a bigger space because little johnny slings his door open and might bash someones car!!

And worse still are the ones who respond to people arguing against P&C spaces by asking if they'd rather have their car dented by a parent getting a child out, or a child getting themself out!!

What is wrong with plain old fashioned discipline?? Why can't people just teach their children not to sling open their door and hit the car next to them?? Is that just too difficult, or too time consuming, or what?

I can see why P&C spaces are useful, as it is difficult to get babies in and out in small spaces. However, I'm not convinced they need to be right by the door and I wonder how full they'd be if they were not located there?

I imagine parents who genuinely find it difficult to use a normal space would walk the extra distance, but I'm pretty sure all the lazy people with children of three and above would find a normal space closer to the store!

As for disabled spaces - there are just too many of them! They are never all full and half the time the majority will be empty. But that is no reason for an able-bodied person to park in them imo.

toochoosey

i'm sorry i mentioned the fact that dd opens her own door, i have no child lock an i normally park as far from the store where i can park away from other cars and she has learnt not to open the door until i walk around to open it for her

andyrules

bestpud wrote: »

What never ceases to amaze me about these threads is the parents who feel they need a bigger space because little johnny slings his door open and might bash someones car!!

And worse still are the ones who respond to people arguing against P&C spaces by asking if they'd rather have their car dented by a parent getting a child out, or a child getting themself out!!

What is wrong with plain old fashioned discipline?? Why can't people just teach their children not to sling open their door and hit the car next to them?? Is that just too difficult, or too time consuming, or what?

I can see why P&C spaces are useful, as it is difficult to get babies in and out in small spaces. However, I'm not convinced they need to be right by the door and I wonder how full they'd be if they were not located there?

I imagine parents who genuinely find it difficult to use a normal space would walk the extra distance, but I'm pretty sure all the lazy people with children of three and above would find a normal space closer to the store!

As for disabled spaces - there are just too many of them! They are never all full and half the time the majority will be empty. But that is no reason for an able-bodied person to park in them imo.

Exactly! The only reason for P&Cs is to allow more room to manoeuvre a baby seat easily. In fact, being considerate when in a carpark is something that should be taught as early as possible. Nor do they have to be near the entrance - a sensible siting is adjacent to a walkway, but that's all. And yes, being away from the door might just show that they are needed less than imagined.

uktyler

bestpud wrote: »

What never ceases to amaze me about these threads is the parents who feel they need a bigger space because little johnny slings his door open and might bash someones car!!

What is wrong with plain old fashioned discipline?? Why can't people just teach their children not to sling open their door and hit the car next to them?? Is that just too difficult, or too time consuming, or what?

I can see why P&C spaces are useful, as it is difficult to get babies in and out in small spaces. However, I'm not convinced they need to be right by the door and I wonder how full they'd be if they were not located there?

I imagine parents who genuinely find it difficult to use a normal space would walk the extra distance, but I'm pretty sure all the lazy people with children of three and above would find a normal space closer to the store!

As for disabled spaces - there are just too many of them! They are never all full and half the time the majority will be empty. But that is no reason for an able-bodied person to park in them imo.

I only used the spaces when my child was a baby, and again when he was injured. My son is too well behaved to open a car door onto someone's car.

The reason the spaces are near the doors is for the safety of the child crossing a busy car park. I trust my son not to run out in front of drivers, but some parents, especially the ones with several children, are worried about their safety.

exel1966

uktyler wrote: »

This was your opening comment, stating you ignore the rules the supermarket sets out for its customers, and putting others at a disadvantage.

you then go on to say this:



So you park in P&C spaces whether the kids are with you or not, but make them walk across the car park when they are with you?

Now I'm confused.

I don't use these spaces often, my son is old enough to walk, however last week he was injured, so parking close to the store would have helped him (or rather me as I had to carry him across the car park)

I used to use them when he was smaller, because we needed to open the door wide to remove the straps on the baby seat. If we didn't use these spots we would often come back to our car to find someone parked close, and to avoid denting their car we would drive out of the spot to put our child safely in the car.

What part of the concept of P&C spaces do you have a problem with?

If the stores did not think parents needed them they would not be there.

Asda would not be issuing tickets if they did not value them as parent spaces.

Surely your problem is with the store, and not with the parents who use these spaces?

If you're confused read a little slower and you might just understand.

Tyler you're a hypocrite, you condemn people for parking in a P&C space when they shouldn't, but then use them yourself when your son is injured. Does he need the space when not injured ? Your inferenece is that he clearly doesn't ! Are these spaces for the injured too ? No, you'll just bend the rules as you see fit and when it suits. Well I'm afraid the spaces are not for your sole convenience either. Double standards applies !

The stores put these spaces there as a gimmick, a marketing gimmick to get certain categories of people to spend their money in the store, NOT because they NEED them. You DON't NEED them !

I'd be quite happy to see all these spaces turned into disabled spaces for those who really NEED them, then you wouldn't get the likes of you complaining when they park in a P&C space because there aren't enough disabled bays.

exel1966

uktyler wrote: »

I only used the spaces when my child was a baby, and again when he was injured.

Double standards !! As so many people above and yourself have stated, the spaces are for ease of getting prams, pushchairs, seats out of the car.......................and injured sons ?. It says that on the sign in the car park does it ?