Money Moral Dilemma: Would you park free if it blocked wheelchair access?

elvina

NO WAY!!!!!!!!!

Never have done and never will do.

As a Mum of 3 one of my pet hates is people without children or with grown children parking in a childrens space. It drives me nuts.

deefadog

I agree with above, have you noticed how many porsche;s are park in parent & child :mad:

LameWolf

As a wheelchair user, I deplore anyone who would even consider parking in such a way. Would they like it if someone parked in such a way that they couldn't get their driver's door open, and then just went away to do the shopping? I think not!

Magic-Ian

archdales wrote: »

Also a percentage of drivers with disabillity may have no problems with walking, so why are they all so close to store. And just because the car has a 'badge' doesn't mean the occupant is actually disabled.

You can only get a badge if you are disabled.!!! You may not see a disabilty but the badge means that they have a mobility problem. It does not mean they have a wheelchair. We don't win those badges in a raffle. I would prefer to be able to park further away rather than have a disability, but as it is, if I cannot get a space near to the shop, I cannot shop.

archdales

weiran wrote: »

This is the only sensible post here, as half the other keyboard warriors here can't seem to read the original post. This is about whether an apparently disabled driver can "reserve" the space behind them as it provides them easy access.

Personally, if that was the only space around I would park in it, but I would check if other spaces are free before I park there. The disabled don't have a monopoly on the road.

agree and agree

tracethereader

I know that in our area that all the disabled spaces have at least one side (either the front or back of the space) with no parking space immediately behind it so the only way that you would end up with the potential situation of being boxed in would be if you had parked with the back of the car facing the other space..and why would you if you know full well that you would have to have the neccessary room to get out? I have to park in disabled spaces when I take my parents out as they are both disabled and whether I drive in forward or have to reverse into the space I always meke sure that I avoid anything being able to park directly behind me..so truthfully if the car had parked using common sense it wouldn't really be an issue.

oldandwise

Can AmericanV8 explain what qualifies a parent with child to have parking bays right on top of the supermarket. Are they unable to walk a few yards? My son-in-law takes his mum shopping and parks in a parent and child bay because as he says he is her child so no law broken there.

anthony_D

Yes, on the basis that if I did'nt someone else would ,but I would leave a contact number on the vehicle just in case I had not returned before they required access,If indeed they needed access

ginnersinner

I think on balance I probably would.

If I've interpreted the OP correctly, he's not in a disabled bay, neither is the available space behind him one either. I know that being disabled is a real, well, disability, but there's got to be some balance; some responsibility on the disabled person to make allowance for himself, just as he expects us to make some allowance for him. What if I'd put a sign in my car saying 'I've gone to buy a massive telly, please leave six feet behind my car so I can load it up'? Would people do the same? No they wouldn't, and I wouldn't expect them to. I'd expect myself to find a space which allows me to load my telly up.

Now before you all start f'ing and blinding saying that I obviously don't care a jot about disabled people, or how buying a telly is optional and a disability isn't, it's just me using it as an example of how people have to adapt to the situation in which they find themselves. Also, I HATE people who park in disabled bays if they're not, but I also HATE disabled people who think that the blue badge gives them absolute carte blanche to dump their car wherever they like (ped x-ings, junctions, across driveways etc) As I say, it's all about balance, about rights AND responsibilities.

Guy40

Cloudane wrote: »

No...

Parking in a disabled space is illegal, I think? Even if this is a loophole since it's not a designated disable space, no. I'll leave that to the 4x4 and Audi drivers.

What a typical non social climber type response. Most Audi drivers are careful, respectful and attempt to uphold the law when it come to driving. After all spending 30K+ on a car means you want to look after it and not place it in a psotion some oik can key it, hurl rocks or shout abuse at you. I expect your one of those middle lane trollops who can find the indicator.