Asda....parking Fine..

Weggy

catkins wrote:

I can't help wondering how people managed for years to go to supermarkets with children when there were no parent and child spaces.

I would never normally park in one but I did the other day when I had my dog with me as they were the only spaces in the shade. I was literally in the store for 5 minutes. But I suppose that was wrong?

Yeah, very wrong in the eyes of most on here......! Shame on you :rotfl:

astonsmummy

catkins wrote:

I can't help wondering how people managed for years to go to supermarkets with children when there were no parent and child spaces.

I would never normally park in one but I did the other day when I had my dog with me as they were the only spaces in the shade. I was literally in the store for 5 minutes. But I suppose that was wrong?

of course people managed but it wasnt easier, my mum managed without baby wipes, my nan managed without disposable nappies, now shold we not use these just because our fore mothers and fathers 'managed'
And yes you are in the wrong.

velocity_boy

carolwat wrote:

you disgust me. for the sake of your new car i risk having my toddler hit by a car because i have to park further away and therefore walk further to get to the supermarket because you love your precious car so much and feel you have the right to park in a bigger space so noone hits it when opening their door. well i hope that one day you are parked next to a toddler that is in the kicking phase and you car gets kicked and a great big dent appears. you deserve it. never mind though cos the odd £60 fine you paying for to get the dents fixed eh.

thats nice isn't it? :rolleyes: :eek:

January_Embers

Doesn't matter who your are or what your car is you should park where you are supposed to not where you feel like it. If you are that worried about your car, don't buy such an expensive one! :rolleyes:
Whats the point of having a car that you are constantly worrying about?

I have a car thats less then 12 months old and it got scraped a couple of months ago in a car park, unfortunate and annoying but thats life, these things happen.

babyblooz

One supermarket I know used to clamp cars that were parked in disabled bays without displaying the special permit. Think they gave the release fees to a local charity. Don't know how much they paid out, but you never saw cars parked in the wrong place.

Asda near us (close to a local gym) often has girls roll up, dressed in Keep fit gear, and they screech into disabled bays, with music playing loudly over the sound system, then stroll in for a bottle of water. Seems ironic!

burbs_2

before_hollywood wrote:

right then-
the grand espace is the latest version, costs a pretty penny to buy one of those.
previa? which type, the uk or japanese import? the two have quite a few differences.
the grand voyager is HUGE, costs a bomb, its values go down like a lead weight in a swimming pool, and to top it all its american so chances are it is miserable to drive.
the estima is an import, so is the delica.
and when was the last time you saw a citroen cx in the auto trader?
1985????

the reason i singled out the imports is simple- i LOVE japanese cars (well the sports ones) and when all these new ones came over i discovered from friends exactly why they should be avoided:
1. you can't trace the history- even if you could find the japanese agencies that deal with this, could you translate what they said? it could have been stolen, written off, clocked. in this country we can check these things out on uk cars.
2. you can't buy normal insurance, you need special import insurance, good luck!
3. have you tried buying parts for an import, you can't put uk parts on them, and the dealers won't touch it with a barge pole
4. service history- how is your conversational japanese?
5. japanese cars have different regulations to adhere to, has it been converted to uk legal spec? how well was the work done?

still want an import?

Sorry but this post is complete drivel. I have dealt Jap sports cars for 4 years from my sites and it is people who dont have a clue about imports and hear things on the grapevine that start these rumours that are completly untrue.

1. Firstly you cant trace the history? Every car that i supply comes with full service history, the top copy is Japanese and the TRANSLATED page is (amazingly!!) translated into English for a nominal fee by the agent in Japan. A few years back there was a massive problem with stolen cars being put through auctions in Japan and making their way abroad. This was stamped out as all cars are now thoroughly checked in Japan before they are allowed to be offered for sale.

2. Insurance is offered by hundreds of companies in this country. The normal run of the mill companies are starting to insure as they see the market is there e.g. Tesco and the like. If that is not an option then there are numerous "specialist" companies who are only a phone call away e.g. Adrian Flux and Greenline.

3. Again there are numerous companies in this country who now offer parts for the imports such as Subaru and Skyline. If there isnt a company near you then they even offer mail order - amazing!! This is because there is a market. Dealers will also touch your car if you want them too. Get an Evo off me and you can take it to a Evo dealer in this country and they will do what needs doing.

4. Service History is translated - simple really.

5. Any import can be made road legal over here within about 45 minutes. Its not a hard job and only really consists of a couple of minor neccesary jobs. The cars that arrive at port for me are done there and then at the port and only then require the SVA test if needed and taxing.

It really is easy to buy and run an import nowadays. The people who think not do not have a clue what they are talking about in all honesty.

burbs_2

And now back to the OP and the reason for this thread.

Anyone who parks in a disabled bay or parent and toddler space when they shouldnt deserves to have their car towed or clamped and they should pay to get it back. They cannot be bothered to walk those few extra yards to the store, unreal!!!

And those people who park there because they have a nice new car, so what. I have nice cars but manage to park in a normal space as thats the rules. If i dont like them then its tough as i have to abide by them.

I would love to go and whack my car in one of these peoples driveways and see how they like me parking there!

hammy_the_hammer

i doubt if the !!!!!! actually get it ....if supermarkets didn't have these bays for disabled people and people with toddlers and they were just 'normal' parking bays the likelihood is they would be full and the 'super !!!!!!' would have the same chance as everyone else of getting the spare place.
" i parked there cause it was the only place in the shade for my dog"
well what the heck would you have done if that space had already been taken?
the best way of all is to licence these bays and have them under local authority (warden) control ...as the only thing that stops the supermarkets acting really tough on the issue is the chance of losing trade.
oh for those worried about getting the car scratched a good tip ...park a bit further away from the store where all the lazy 'Bs' can't be bothered to walk from...works wonders

before_hollywood

burbs wrote:

Sorry but this post is complete drivel. I have dealt Jap sports cars for 4 years from my sites and it is people who dont have a clue about imports and hear things on the grapevine that start these rumours that are completly untrue.

1. Firstly you cant trace the history? Every car that i supply comes with full service history, the top copy is Japanese and the TRANSLATED page is (amazingly!!) translated into English for a nominal fee by the agent in Japan. A few years back there was a massive problem with stolen cars being put through auctions in Japan and making their way abroad. This was stamped out as all cars are now thoroughly checked in Japan before they are allowed to be offered for sale.

2. Insurance is offered by hundreds of companies in this country. The normal run of the mill companies are starting to insure as they see the market is there e.g. Tesco and the like. If that is not an option then there are numerous "specialist" companies who are only a phone call away e.g. Adrian Flux and Greenline.

3. Again there are numerous companies in this country who now offer parts for the imports such as Subaru and Skyline. If there isnt a company near you then they even offer mail order - amazing!! This is because there is a market. Dealers will also touch your car if you want them too. Get an Evo off me and you can take it to a Evo dealer in this country and they will do what needs doing.

4. Service History is translated - simple really.

5. Any import can be made road legal over here within about 45 minutes. Its not a hard job and only really consists of a couple of minor neccesary jobs. The cars that arrive at port for me are done there and then at the port and only then require the SVA test if needed and taxing.

It really is easy to buy and run an import nowadays. The people who think not do not have a clue what they are talking about in all honesty.

1. Thats your cars, if you are trying to discredit by post you haven't managed it
2. My point was that a lot of people would be turned away by major insurers (e.g if they wanted to transfer insurance from a uk car or wanted a new policy)
3. main agents? as in if i buy an evo of you i can take it to mitsubishi to get it serviced??? ok then i will hold my hands up and say times may have changed
4. on your cars or on all the imports that come over?
5. all that proves is that you know what your cars that you sell need.

Don't know what i am talking about??? charming.

chorlton

If a sign on a private car park says don't do something and warns of the consequences - and you choose to do it - I don't see why you shouldn't be fined/clamped.

There are lots of reasons why we used to cope without Parent and Child spaces - cars today are on the whole wider, with bigger, heavier doors. We now have to reach right in to buckle our kids into child seats - when we were little we just clambered through the front doors into the back. Plus I'm sure parking spaces are narrower to squeeze as many spaces as possible into car parks.
Personally as long as there was a safe route to the store I wouldn't mind if they put the parent and child spaces further away and left the close spaces to fought over by those with the mentality that they have to park as close as possible.
The worst thing about the parent spaces at my local Sainsburys is that they are miles away from the trolley return point, so once the shopping is in the boot you either have to leave little ones unattended in the car or traipse accross the car park and back with them.