Asda....parking Fine..

hammy_the_hammer

catkins wrote:

Well if the space had been taken I would not have bothered shopping there. I don't see why my dog should have to boil in the sun so someone with children can park in an extra large space. By the way there were quite a few empty spaces - I did not take the last one and even if I had - tough. Why do people with children think the whole world revolves around them? As I said I never usually park in a parent and child space but I am sick of getting my car dented from the mindless morons who can't park or open a car door properly and yes I do usually park as far away from the store as possible but maybe where I live the supermarkets are busier because ALL the car parking is usually pretty full.

I spoke to my friend who is a solicitor and she says that supermarkets can fine you for parking in a disabled bay but not a parent and child bay. They may try to but they cannot enforce it

i'll try and explain ...the reason that you found more than a couple of empty spaces in the parent and toddlers part of the car park is down to the fact that on the whole there's still a majority of people in this country who are reasonable and rationale . they park in the part of the car park that they should ...they don't invent little personal sub-rules to justify doing what they shouldn't be doing.....if those toddlers spaces were a free for all the chances are you wouldn't have got one.
some people think they are very clever ...i can assure you it's not a lack of intelligence that stops me steering my vehicle into disabled and toddlers spaces....it's physically and mentally no more demanding than steering into any other space.
if it's any help it's not recommended to take your dog shopping in the car when it's boiling outside. if these spaces had been allocated for your use they would call them "stop dogs boiling in car spaces"...i don't see it catching on at tesco's.
i refer you to this comment of yours

" As I said I never usually park in a parent and child space but I am sick of getting my car dented from the MINDLESS MORONS who can't park or open a car door properly "

you've joined their club

livinginhope

perc wrote:

I think its great that they are doing this. I saw two fatties parking in a disabled bay at Tescos today just so they didnt have to walk the extra whole 10 yards!

This sort of judgmental attitude makes my blood boil,you know nothing about these people and they were probably genuinely disabled,someones weight has nothing to do with where they park,many disabled people become overweight because they are not able to do any exercise and/or medication,doesn't mean they are lazy.
The problem with these allocated spaces is so many people abuse them they assume everyone else is too.The reasons for these spaces is obvious,the law states children have to be in car seats,it is not easy to strap a child in a seat in an ordinary space,there just isn't room,and disabled spaces,why would I have to explain the need for these? why should a person who is unable to walk far be made to walk across a car park to do some shopping,yes they could do it online,but many disabled people are elderly and going shopping can sometimes be the only time they see other people and get out.
Just park in the right place at the right time and stop abusing the system!

perc

livinginhope wrote:

This sort of judgmental attitude makes my blood boil,you know nothing about these people and they were probably genuinely disabled,someones weight has nothing to do with where they park,many disabled people become overweight because they are not able to do any exercise and/or medication,doesn't mean they are lazy.
The problem with these allocated spaces is so many people abuse them they assume everyone else is too.The reasons for these spaces is obvious,the law states children have to be in car seats,it is not easy to strap a child in a seat in an ordinary space,there just isn't room,and disabled spaces,why would I have to explain the need for these? why should a person who is unable to walk far be made to walk across a car park to do some shopping,yes they could do it online,but many disabled people are elderly and going shopping can sometimes be the only time they see other people and get out.
Just park in the right place at the right time and stop abusing the system!

Lol they were overweight, they displayed no disabled badge and they parked right next to the store in a disabled space when there were loads of spaces a short walk away. In my opinion that makes them lazy fatties. If they were disabled then wouldnt they have a disabled badge

Murphy_The_Cat

ddavis wrote:

Depends if the car park is 'managed'

eg: euro car parks now run my tescos.


Bound to offend half the site with this but i'm a believer in equality to the true sense of the word. IE: No priority parking for anyone. No special queues. Etc etc. Everybody should have an equal chance. Why should somebody with a gammy leg or a toddler with them (don't they have trollies for this?) be given a priority parking space right by the door when i have to park 3 miles around the corner in the next available space?

You'd be as fit as a butchers dog after you've returned your trolley.

MTC

January_Embers

kittykat100 wrote:

I don't see many people having 'fun' with their kids in the supermarkets! Most are bored about being dragged round, screaming thier heads off or running round under peoples feet!
Perks I pay for... hmmm.. schooling, free prescriptions, benefits.. could go on and on but I would bore myself lol
I don't want to sound horrid but just wanted to make my points. I have no wish to join the parent community ..... yet! and yes I am sure my attitude will change then.. but everyones entitled to an opinion.

I do not get free prescriptions, never have. I have a 4 year daughter who was adopted at 20 months, so we didn't qualify, didn't matter to us, we just wanted a child of our own.
I'm now on DLA (Disability Living Allowance), a benefit NOT a perk and the only benefit I am in receipt of. How DARE you call benefits a 'perk'. I did not choose to be on DLA and it is most certainly not a perk .
Try living and paying bills on benefits and you will see how hard it is.

waster_2

rdwarr wrote:

But it will be MY kids who pay for your pension and healthcare after retirement.

Sorry, but I thought that was what I paid my National Insurance for! If the Government chose to waste MY money now or use it to subsidise something else (like your children(s) education and/or child benefit) then that is not my problem. I have/will, however, probably paid in more than I am likely to use or take out, health willing. Remember, currently we all get the same pension regardless of how much we've paid in, so some will always have paid in more than others.

Basically I have no problem with the way the Social system works in this country (does not mean I support it 100%), but some people do have trouble understanding how it works and who is paying for who!!!

Fleago

Apropos "boiling dogs in the sun" parking places, the House of Bruar shop in Scotland actually has some of these, as does the Eden Project in Cornwall.