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

LOUY_2

Can not win either way. Less Abled people are always asking to be treated equally.
But they want special treatment when it is convenient for them.

Yes it is selfish to part behind the car and block off the space.
But it is equally selfish to occupy two free spaces and expect someone else to pay.

I would not be inconsiderate and park in a disabled space. but think its inconsiderate if they expect to occupy two parking spaces.

foxxymynx

LOUY wrote: »

Can not win either way. Less Abled people are always asking to be treated equally.
But they want special treatment when it is convenient for them.

Yes it is selfish to part behind the car and block off the space.
But it is equally selfish to occupy two free spaces and expect someone else to pay.

I would not be inconsiderate and park in a disabled space. but think its inconsiderate if they expect to occupy two parking spaces.

yes, it's very inconsiderate and greedy for them to be isabled isn't it? :rolleyes:
Oh how I wish people weren't so narrow minded and could comprehend simple concepts with regards to disability.

Jim_Meads

What sort of sad person blocks a disabled persons access. No excuse.

wildthing01

to 'accidentalspender':

those of us that bring our kids to the supermarket a) do not often 'choose' to do so - believe me, it would be much easier without them, but often we have no other option. b) the reason we need 'special spaces' ie extra wide ones, is so that when we open our car doors wide (to enable us to physically manoeuvre the child/baby out of their child seat, or to manoeuvre the whole car seat out of the car), we don't scratch the paintwork on your precious car.

if no parent/child spaces are available, cos some selfish gits have used them all unecessarily, i have to park in a normal narrow space,and some poor so and so risks getting his paintwork scratched when i try to get the baby in and out. so you're not just inconveniencing me, but the other car driver too.....

keletubbie

BigSky wrote: »

Absolutely NOT! Only the most ignorant lazy !!!!!! would do that.

I’d park in a “family” parking bay though even if I was on my own. Why should people that decide to bring their screaming, fat, badly-behaved kids round the supermarket get special parking bays?

1) Because getting a child into the trolley can be a taxing experience if they don't fancy it.

2) Kids happily whack the doors all the way open without caring if your car is in the collision line...

3) Family cars often won't fit into tiny spaces comfortably!

4) They're located closer to the entrance - my 18 month old insists on walking everywhere, which means that if we were parked on the other side of the car park, it'd take about an hour before we got to the trolleys!

5) You're closer to the trolley bay, meaning that you can return your cart without letting the kids out of your sight for too long.

6) To annoy people like you - am very pleased Sainsburys will be fining people who use the family bays without a child £50 :T

petersandyglen

The person who posted didn't make it clear if it was a disabled parking space or not. If so, then leave it alone, if an ordinary parking bay then I would feel entitled to park, the disabled person has access to places to park that I haven't and should use his/her permit to do so.

As for anyone who has had a fine issued by the Gestapo at sainsburys or asda, don't forget that you are perfectly entitled to ignore the penalty notices. It's nothing to do with the police or local council. Peter.

--Tony--

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.

If you read the OP Martin is not talking about disabled spaces .

BTW, no I would not park bloking the back of the disabled drivers vehicle.

cdelve

BigSky wrote: »

Absolutely NOT! Only the most ignorant lazy !!!!!! would do that.

I’d park in a “family” parking bay though even if I was on my own. Why should people that decide to bring their screaming, fat, badly-behaved kids round the supermarket get special parking bays?

People like 'BigSky' who abuse parent and child spaces are as bad as people parking in disabled spaces. These spaces are wider to enable parents to open their car doors wide enough to get baby seats out. Normal spaces are simply too narrow. How would you like it if I scratched your car up trying to get my baby seat into a normal sized parking space? Maybe you're the fat, badly behaved one around here - too lazy to park in a normal space and stopping people from being able to get their babies back into their car.

In answer to the original thread, no I wouldn't park in the space as I'm all too aware of what it's like to be unable to get back in again thanks to some idiot inconsiderately parked next to me.

--Tony--

Whats really funny is the amount of people signing up new accounts so they can post anonymously and not willing to be honest and post under their normal username, just count the number of first posts in this thread.

Martin must get more new members and one time posters from these dilemmas than anything else!

Magic-Ian

--Tony-- wrote: »

Whats really funny is the amount of people signing up new accounts so they can post anonymously and not willing to be honest and post under their normal username, just count the number of first posts in this thread.

Martin must get more new members and one time posters from these dilemmas than anything else!

Well I was a first timer (so was you once) I posted because it was the first time I felt that there was only one answer. Most off the others I would consider a matter of opinion. When it comes down to respect for others it is only the selfish inconsiderate **(put in your own) that cannot see the right thing to do.