Annoyed! Trolleys and Supermarket Car Park

rev_henry

Pincher wrote: »

The idea is to claim from the parent of the child, who is responsible.
The victim of the trolley dent can sue the parent directly using legal assistance, or go through the insurance company.

Leaving the scene refusing to exchange details is obviously an offence.

Err, the 9 year old driving the shopping trolley did the damage, not the mother driving the car. I don't think the Road Traffic Act applies to shopping trolleys. Quite why the injured party thought that the mother's car insurance should come into the equation I have no idea.

Tigsteroonie

I would agree that this is very annoying for you. But I don't think there's much you can do unless you consider suing the supermarket for damage resulting from inadequate trolley re-collection from the carpark - I'm thinking that if the first trolley had been rescued by a staff member, the other trolleys would probably not have been left there, so the damage would have been less.

gardner1

i normally park in the parent/child spaces and dont care when people complain i have no kids with me, its a private car park and they cant enforce it

anewman

gardner1 wrote: »

i normally park in the parent/child spaces and dont care when people complain i have no kids with me, its a private car park and they cant enforce it

Once saw a man have a right go at a posh woman in a posh car for doing this and he just kept going on at her till she drove off.

Rolandtheroadie

gardner1 wrote: »

i normally park in the parent/child spaces and dont care when people complain i have no kids with me, its a private car park and they cant enforce it

Your my hero.

gabyjane

gardner1 wrote: »

i normally park in the parent/child spaces and dont care when people complain i have no kids with me, its a private car park and they cant enforce it

Just goes to show how lazy and selfish some people are in this country. I hope you never have your own children and need one of those spaces!

rev_henry

gabyjane wrote: »

Just goes to show how lazy and selfish some people are in this country. I hope you never have your own children and need one of those spaces!

The thing about parent and child spaces is they're usually the only spaces you can guarantee your car won't get scratched by some idiot opening their SUV door onto yours. Furthermore, having children is a choice - being disabled is not, so I would have more respect for disabled spaces than parent and child bays, even though in a private car park they have equal legal footing, i.e. none. That's not to say I make a habit or parking in either space. I usually use an empty corner of the 'normal' carpark.

Rolandtheroadie

rev_henry wrote: »

The thing about parent and child spaces is they're usually the only spaces you can guarantee your car won't get scratched by some idiot opening their SUV door onto yours. Furthermore, having children is a choice - being disabled is not, so I would have more respect for disabled spaces than parent and child bays, even though in a private car park they have equal legal footing, i.e. none. That's not to say I make a habit or parking in either space. I usually use an empty corner of the 'normal' carpark.

I was going to add the highlighted bit to my own post, but decided to wait until someone mentioned it.
Yes, children are a choice disability isnt, but look at your supermarket next time you go shopping.
Are the P&C spaces closer to the door? Yes, one or 2 might be, not them all. I think you'll find theres more normal spaces closer.
So what do P&C and disabled spaces normally have in common? Wider? Yep, thats why people use them when they are meant for others.
Whats the other thing? Direct access to a pavement because they are used by more vunerable road users.

gardner1

gabyjane wrote: »

Just goes to show how lazy and selfish some people are in this country. I hope you never have your own children and need one of those spaces!

if you want to park your car next to some wally parked 3 inches away (normally a women) fine go ahead but i will continue using p/c spaces when needed

Lum

scotsman4th wrote: »

So what do P&C and disabled spaces normally have in common? Wider? Yep, thats why people use them when they are meant for others.
Whats the other thing? Direct access to a pavement because they are used by more vunerable road users.

I wish supermarkets had a bunch of "people who actually care about their paintwork" spaces that were a similar width as P&C spaces. They could be right at the far end of the car park for all I care. I'd probably even pay a nominal fee for their use, so long as it was cheaper than what it costs me to drive home and go and get the Volvo instead.