Thankyou to Mr Bluebadge Holder.

poet123

Your perogative of course,but I would expect that the OP has now realised that she,like you is in the minority with her pov!

marleyboy

zoelouise88 wrote: »

nope and dont intend to. only read the first page as was replying to the OP im not reading through aload of comments which more than likely say 'so what no law aginst it etc etc'

Yes I know, the truth is sometimes hard for people like you to swallow, but facts are facts, being a Mum isnt a disability, but this has been said already numerously, as has been said by parents with upto 4 kids, and like myself with a double buggy,

We have never found it difficult any more than the next person, to park a car, get the kids out, do the shopping and return home WITHOUT so much as a scuff on the cars either side of us, maybe because we do it with a little more care and attention.

If its such an issue, where's your "parental disadvantage badge"? because without it, Joe Bloggs can park there and simply reply to your objections with a similar "it doesn't matter".

Disabled parking spots are a necessity, enforceable by law for a reason, whereas a perfectly able mum and toddler spot is just a privilege, nothing more. It isn't a god given right, and you have the same amount of rights (and no more rights) as any other perfectly able driver does.

SomeBozo

I own a few small businesses.

Each business is aimed at a certain niche of the population.

One of them is aimed at new mums. I own the premises and the car park.

I have decided that in my car park I want 25% of the spaces made over to "parent and baby".

Thats what I have decided based on MY business model.

Its no-one elses business, its not for anyone else to talk about "rights" and "privilige" when you are on my property. If you don't like it, go park somewhere else.

Bozo

lazy_tiger

poet123 wrote: »

2. Disability,unlike parenthood is not a choice.

Dunno people disabled through their own actions: drink drivers, speeders, members of the armed forces, xtreme sports, heavy drinking, smoking, people obese through overeating and lack of exercise, drug takers going schitz?

bestpud

zoelouise88 wrote: »

im sure you would all be moaning if a parent hit you car with the door while struggling to get the baby seat out.

Yawwwwwwn!!

Every time... :rolleyes:

bestpud

I do agree that spaces are not designed for bigger cars, but it doesn't mean there is insufficient space, rather it is easier to park a smaller car.

But saying that, we have a Ford KA and, as it is a 2-door, we actually need as much room as we did with a bigger 4-door car because the doors are wider.

I can't imagine spaces being made bigger though, so it's a case of being careful and thinking of all possible scenarios, including parking issues, before buying.

mazza111

Well I can certainly see this from both sides of the fence

I'm a parent of 2 (not so) little monsters and I was also a carer for my parents b4 my father sadly passed away.

Having children in certainly not a disability, however the xtra space does come in handy for getting kids out of the car. May I also state that dealing with a hyperactive child can be difficult at the best of times, never mind to have them running across a busy car park. I found this issue harder to deal with than getting a baby out a car seat tbh.

However, I also believe that IF the disabled spaces were full, then a person with a disability would have every right to park in a P&C parking space, their need being greater.

My local Asda has started enforcing the parent and child spaces too, but their rule is in a car seat or 12 yrs and under. Have never used one of these spaces as i would feel like a prat to do so with my 12 yr old.

Oldernotwiser

As I'm feeling hungover and contrary I thought I'd make a point against disabled parking outside large supermarkets and shopping malls. (And I do this as someone who's married to a blue badge holder.) I often wonder about all these people who can only walk a couple of yards to the shop entrance without pain and difficulty and yet somehow they then manage to walk around the shops themselves without too much difficulty.

Strange, don't you think?

Barneysmom

I don't know about parent and child spaces, there weren't any when my 2 children were small and we managed ok.
I think it's just pure laziness of the parents, why don't they just park over at the far side of the car park, the car won't get scratched then.
No wonder there are so many overweight people in the country, people can't be bothered to walk 100 yards any more.

SomeBozo

What everyone forgets is its up to the owner of the car park to organise their car park and enforce it as they want.

If a supermarket wants to put "Parent & Child" sports near the entrance then its up to them.

Its not for individuals to choose that its a right or a privilege!

Bozo