Asda....parking Fine..

chatta

I wasn't gonna say anything, but all these manhood jokes, well i wouldn't wanna mention the fact maybe all the dents come from the attempts at women's parking?!?! :j[/quote]

Your brave to say that :rotfl: You might need a bit more than 6 inches in the future

xzibit

chatta wrote:

You might need a bit more than 6 inches in the future

Lucky for me then! :rotfl:

hjb123

xzibit wrote:

Nope, it's stopped since I started parking in the c&p bays! :rotfl:

I wasn't gonna say anything, but all these manhood jokes, well i wouldn't wanna mention the fact maybe all the dents come from the attempts at women's parking?!?! :j

Well Im guessing that your a man! Just a wild guess but
1. the comments about space - I find men often say they need more space when they dont.
2. comments on womens parking - womens parking is good - theres boy racers - you dont hear of girl racers?! At least women ask for directions!

Oops, well Id better shut up now before I go on and on and on and on and on...

CFC

OP, I think you should follow the advice given in the other thread links that were posted on here and fight it. How dare supermarkets beg for our custom, drive local shops and shopkeepers out of existence through dubious commerical policies and then have the cheek to fine shoppers?

I'm sorry, for me it's not a question of being considerate to others, it's not about the rights or wrongs of parking in restricted spaces - we're not talking about that here - we're talking about whether a supermarket or its agents has the right to gouge money out of customers.

I'd be fighting it if it were me.

manhattan

i tend to get alot of nasty looks from people when i park my "VAN" in the p&c spaces with my two children!
they tend to think vans do not carry children,for some reason? lol.
you should see the faces on them as i park up in my wideboy space,i can see them having a right go at me whilst sat in their car,until they see my two children getting out of the van! then i give them a quick smile,before they turn away in embarrasment! hahaha i love that moment!

xzibit-i know what you mean about parking,i brought a brand new TT back in 2002 and used to either park in the p&c spaces(with kids) or park at the back of the car park much to the wifes discust!(she doesnt like walking far)lol.i too have witnessed lots of trolley and door dents.luckily i only drive a van now so nothing to worry about on the damage side of things.

on a serious note,as far as i am aware you can not be given a fine for parking in a p&c space they are not enforceable but disabled bays are!

and talking of disabled bays and parking offences,i know someone who has an "apparently" disabled child but abuses the system by using disabled spaces when the child is not present,and they put on a fake limp too! now that is a pi$$ take.

manhattan

also,a few years ago whilst parked in a p&c bay and returning to my vehicle i got asked by a stern car park assistant to not park there without children!

i pointed out that we did have a child with us, as my wife was heavily pregnant at the time.

astonsmummy

manhattan wrote:

also,a few years ago whilst parked in a p&c bay and returning to my vehicle i got asked by a stern car park assistant to not park there without children!

i pointed out that we did have a child with us, as my wife was heavily pregnant at the time.

When i was pregnant i have do get someone from tesco to reverse my car out of a parking space because someon had parked tooo close and due to a HUGE 7 month bump i couldnt get in the blooming car!
I was told then i could use p&b spaces but i think that should only be when u are really showing.

hjb123

I just went to the local supermarket - been back an hour now - was there just after it opened. Nice spacious car park. Next to noone there and plenty of spaces everywhere. So why were 3 of the parent and child spaces taken up - not one of them had chidren - they were elderly people - there were other spaces just as near to the door. There was only 1 disabled space being used and that was legit though.

angry

How about:
Make P&C spaces "P&C or 10 mins". Parking at the far side of the car park doubles the time you spend at the supermarket if you're only popping in for one or two quick things.

And/or...
Anyone can park in P&C off peak (9pm onwards?) Maybe reserve 2 "Always" P&C spaces though, for late night parents.

Until this becomes the case though:
OP: You did the crime, do the time.

KathrynPenguin

I started parking there when I was pregnant, not because I couldn't get my bump in but because I was in a lot of pain when walking (symphis pubis dysfunciton), staff were always very nice about it, when I saw one I explained that I was pregnant and in a lot of pain but its not the kind of disability that gets you a blue badge as its very temporary (if you are lucky!).

As for what age the child should be, surely given that they all now have to have car seats its whatever age they become able to do up their seatbelt. Until then I need the door open fully so I can lean across DS to do up his seatbelt.

I too am very annoyed by the door dingers, I simply don't shop at ASDA as our local one has the smallest spaces on the planet and its impossible not to door ding, there are not enough wide spaces etc. Tesco will also loose my custom completely when I no longer qualify for P&C parking. I already do most of my shopping in Waitrose where I park in the regular spaces which are a good size, there is also a high number of new quality cars with more careful drivers - often find a Jag parked next to me!