Parent and child parking

sarahg1969

onetomany wrote: »

i dont think they are a right, if you get cought in tescos abusing it you can get a fine,...

No you can't.

custardy

sarahg1969 wrote: »

A Zafira is not a big car! It's a Astra, for heaven's sake. What kind of car could you manage to fit in a normal space??

exactly,i drive a C5 which is pretty big
more so as its design makes it a pain to park but i use normal spaces with my 2 year old

custardy

juno wrote: »

I went to Asda with my daddy on monday, and we used a parent and child space.

The car park was full, and he has a blue badge. I don't, but I do get DSA and DLA.

So yeah, it might technically have been wrong but we did have our reasons.

you could have dropped him off,then went and parked and met him instore

whitegoods_engineer

poet123 wrote: »

P&C spaces are a sop to the vocal mummy brigade who cannot park ordrive their 4x4's, or maybe just cannot park full stop, maybe they are convenient to have, but they are not a right, and not a necessity.

Very well said, I agree 100 percent!

whitegoods_engineer

They'll have wider spaces for fat people next!

custardy

icheekymonkey wrote: »

My children are 9 and 12, if the signs state parent and child, I will park in it - however, if it states parent and toddler (some actually do say this), I do not park there. Saying that, at what age would parent and child not come into effect 60 with a 40 year old???

why would a 9/12 year old need any extra space to get out?

sujac

I can see both sides of the issue here. I have a 16 month old and use the spaces when they are free but when they are full use a 'normal' space. I find it difficult sometimes to get him out of the car seat sometimes as car seats sit the child further forward in the main seat you need to open the door wider to get them out.

I have been known to climb into the back seat from the other door to get him in and out because the person parked next to me has parked too close and I can't get the door open enough.

I'm sure my tesco has a sign saying that the P&C spaces are for parents with children under 5 or those requiring a booster seat.

I for one would be happy to have the P&C spaces further from the store if it stops people abusing of them.

sarahg1969

custardy wrote: »

you could have dropped him off,then went and parked and met him instore

Just like all the people who sit in their cars in the disabled bays could. At least half the cars have drivers in them in the disabled bays at our local Tesco. They obviously use the space because it's their "right".

one_hot_minute

custardy wrote: »

you could have dropped him off,then went and parked and met him instore

This kills me. Do you know the circs of this posters fathers health? Whether he is able to manage unassisted into the store. I'm gathering that since he needed assistance with the shopping, he possibly isnt stable /in the best of health?

custardy wrote: »

why would a 9/12 year old need any extra space to get out?

How does it affect you? There are plenty of normal spaces, P&C and disabled in any of the large SMs that I use. Why grumble over it?

custardy

one_hot_minute wrote: »

This kills me. Do you know the circs of this posters fathers health? Whether he is able to manage unassisted into the store. I'm gathering that since he needed assistance with the shopping, he possibly isnt stable /in the best of health?

possibly,you dont know either do you?

one_hot_minute wrote: »

How does it affect you? There are plenty of normal spaces, P&C and disabled in any of the large SMs that I use. Why grumble over it?

who said it affected me? its a forum
people post letters/words/sentences and others respond
i get to post my opinion you get to post yours.though you havent given one really just tried to pick at mine