Tesco - Parent/Child + disabled car spaces

DaisyClaire

adouglasmhor wrote: »

I don't believe I have agreed so totally with something someone has posted in a long time, I have even broken my statement about not replying to your posts.


GF and I park in the far end of the Car park at a Morrison’s so we can finish our shopping and walk to the adjoining retail park for a coffee afterwards. On the way we pass young mums who are walking prams and toddlers without using a car at all :eek: They can manage to walk at least ¼ of a mile from the main road and back again, why can some people not get their toddlers to walk from the other side of a car park? Lack of practice perhaps.

Ever tried it?

sarahg1969

DaisyClaire wrote: »

Ever tried it?

Plenty of people do. Some people seem to see life with children as one huge struggle, however.

DaisyClaire

sarahg1969 wrote: »

Plenty of people do. Some people seem to see life with children as one huge struggle, however.

But thats puttng people into two groups; those who can cope with their children and those who find it a struggle!
Im don't find life with my children a struggle in the slightest. What I do find a struggle is trying to deal with them, a trolley with !!!!!! up wheels and a ton of shopping, the local tw&ts practising hand brake turns in the main car park and the huge line of traffic always competing to get into the petrol station (this is a BP adjacent to my Tesco store - I have to cross a road - including negotiating low kerbs to get to the overflow carpark where I have to park if the main carpark is full. May I add here the main carpark consists of mostly disabled spaces, P&C spaces and the odd few regular spaces).
This is the layout of one particular store though, I understand they aren't all like that.

poet123

DaisyClaire wrote: »

No. Not alleged. 'Mr Tesco' have told me to park there.

When you complained that you "needed" a space which was not available? They probably told you that to resolve the problem at that momemt, I doubt that they expect you to do so persisently, and as I said I am sure they would not put it in writing.

The carpark of my local Tesco is not council owned. My needs, as you put it are that it is safer for me to park nearer the store due to the carparks layout - you can't judge that because you have no idea which store I use (fair enough right?)

Not really, presumably you have to take your children out and about on normal roads, with all that entails re traffic, hazards etc, so what is the difference on a car park? The safety of children is in the hands of the parent, not predicated on Tesco allowing you to misuse a disabled space.

Im not selfish to the needs of the disabled, for example if the store was busy I would not park there. But when the P&C spaces are full (and that will include a percentage of childless 'parkers') I park in the next safest option.

It is extremely selfish to use a space in this way, regardless of how you justify it to yourself.

DaisyClaire

poet123 wrote: »

It is extremely selfish to use a space in this way, regardless of how you justify it to yourself.

In your opinion which quite frankly you can pop up your bottom :cool:

poet123

Yes, in my opinion, .......which I think you have just confirmed, along with a lack of empathy or care for others which is also evident, oh, and a lack of debating skills which mean you need to resort to childish rhetoric.

DaisyClaire

poet123 wrote: »

Yes, in my opinion, .......which I think you have just confirmed, along with a lack of empathy or care for others which is also evident, oh, and a lack of debating skills which mean you need to resort to childish rhetoric.

Now you see I disagree.
Whilst I admit to 'childish rhetoric', I can't debate with you - not when you call me selfish which I am certainly not (if you knew me I am certain you would not think that)

I had the balls to admit I use disabled spaces and put forward my reasons as to why - this is mainly down to the layout of my stores carpark. Your responces have been very judgemental of me - but then to be frank, I am not the sort of person who gets all upset and starts dribbling on. I can't be @sred to argue - a debate is cool though. I thought I was having one!
If you think I am selfish then fine. I ain't loosing any sleep really [shrugs]

DaisyClaire

and I have to add for the record, although I fear another can of worms...

My Dad is disabled. He has one leg. He was told off by someone who didn't see his badge displayed for parking in a disabled spot. This being because he walks so well on his prosthetic limb.

poet123

DaisyClaire wrote: »

Now you see I disagree.
Whilst I admit to 'childish rhetoric', I can't debate with you - not when you call me selfish which I am certainly not (if you knew me I am certain you would not think that)

I had the balls to admit I use disabled spaces and put forward my reasons as to why - this is mainly down to the layout of my stores carpark. Your responces have been very judgemental of me - but then to be frank, I am not the sort of person who gets all upset and starts dribbling on. I can't be @sred to argue - a debate is cool though. I thought I was having one!
If you think I am selfish then fine. I ain't loosing any sleep really [shrugs]

You see, what you see as "balls" I see as self justification for doing something that you really know is wrong, or selfish, despite your assertion that Tesco condone,...nay encourage it.

It is not judgemental to say that if you are not disabled, then you should not be using a disabled space, it is fact, and therein lies the problem. You clearly can't differentiate between an action which requires "balls" and one which is simply an action to suit your wants, rather than actual needs.

I would be interested to know which store gave you permission to use a disabled space.....but I dont expect you to tell us;) because you know they didn't do it to give you carte blanche to do so every time you want to dont you?, and if they were asked.........:rolleyes:

The layout of the car park is irrelevant, if you have a child you have to keep it safe all the time, not just when you are on a car park, if you can do that, you can manage it on a car park too. Simple really:D

poet123

DaisyClaire wrote: »

and I have to add for the record, although I fear another can of worms...

My Dad is disabled. He has one leg. He was told off by someone who didn't see his badge displayed for parking in a disabled spot. This being because he walks so well on his prosthetic limb.

Why fear another can of worms.....they were in the wrong, he was entitled to use the space.