Who do blue badge holders think they are.

lucylucky

BlueAngelCV wrote: »

I would never park in a disabled space not even if you had a passenger with mobility problems? and if I saw someone doing it I would probably have a go Why? even if there were spare spaces. As others have said people shouldn't have to ask you to move.

And as for the fact that it can't be enforced on private land I don't think that should make any difference. They're called morals.

You're just lazy and ignorant if you park in disabled spaces. Or require the extra room, or like to highlight the inadequacy of supermarkets who don't care about customers

Lots of reasons to park in a "disabled" space.

A blue badge is merely one.

WhiteHorse

burtons wrote: »

I went over to tesco's to get a few items for work and when i got there i went straight to the kids spaces ...

Who do these people with kids think they are?

olias

adouglasmhor wrote: »

At our local Tesco we park on the painted island in the Taxi and Bus area if it's a quick in and out. No one cares and we are taking no ones space.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Balgrayhill+Rd,+Glasgow,+Lanarkshire+G21,+United+Kingdom&ll=55.873821,-4.229186&spn=0.000703,0.001719&t=h&z=19

Ok, because I am bored and have time on my hands and because that google earth picture is so clear. I have just counted the P&C and disabled places in that car park.

There are 75!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does that not strike you as being a bit excessive?

Olias

mr.savage

BlueAngelCV wrote: »

I would never park in a disabled space and if I saw someone doing it I would probably have a go.......

Please tell us how you would define a persons disability on how/where they park their car?.

BlueAngelCV wrote: »

You're just lazy and ignorant if you park in disabled spaces.

Now, just think of all those disabled people you've just insulted.:rotfl:

lucylucky

olias wrote: »

Ok, because I am bored and have time on my hands and because that google earth picture is so clear. I have just counted the P&C and disabled places in that car park.

There are 75!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does that not strike you as being a bit excessive?

Olias

How many are disabled and how many are P&C and what percentage of each are part of the total number of spaces available?

(You did say you were bored)

It is a big Tesco that, I use it a fair bit.

lucylucky

adouglasmhor wrote: »

At our local Tesco we park on the painted island in the Taxi and Bus area if it's a quick in and out. No one cares and we are taking no ones space.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Balgrayhill+Rd,+Glasgow,+Lanarkshire+G21,+United+Kingdom&ll=55.873821,-4.229186&spn=0.000703,0.001719&t=h&z=19

You mean the bit that taxis and buses are only supposed to enter?

Not that anyone pays a blind bit of notice to that it would appear.

Morty_007

:rotfl:

olias wrote: »

Ok, because I am bored and have time on my hands and because that google earth picture is so clear. I have just counted the P&C and disabled places in that car park.

There are 75!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does that not strike you as being a bit excessive?

Olias

Not if you had 76 Blue Badge holders and people with kids in the car...;) :rotfl:

On a serious note though...interestingly some of those spaces are further from the door than the "normal" spaces...and I include disabled spaces in that. It seems that the idea of disabled spaces is just to give more room too....

BlueAngelCV

lucylucky wrote: »

I would never park in a disabled space not even if you had a passenger with mobility problems? and if I saw someone doing it I would probably have a go Why? even if there were spare spaces. As others have said people shouldn't have to ask you to move.

And as for the fact that it can't be enforced on private land I don't think that should make any difference. They're called morals.

You're just lazy and ignorant if you park in disabled spaces. Or require the extra room, or like to highlight the inadequacy of supermarkets who don't care about customers

mr.savage wrote: »

Please tell us how you would define a persons disability on how/where they park their car?.

Now, just think of all those disabled people you've just insulted.:rotfl:

It is perfectly obvious that I am referring to people who don't need to park in disabled spaces. Why the need to be deliberately argumentative?

If you have a passenger who needs to use the disabled space then obviously you can.

I would have a go because it is wrong to take a space that has been reserved for someone with a disability. You (ie someone not disabled not you specifically) are perfectly capable of walking further so do so. As I have already stated disabled people shouldn't need to plead for the space.

Why do you require extra room unless you're disabled or have children (for which there are also specific spaces)?

If I wasn't sure if someone was disabled then obviously I wouldn't say anything. I know there are people who don't look disabled but have health issues (and am related to some of them) but sometimes it is clear that people are not disabled and are just lazy. For example the builders near me who park on double yellow lines to get their morning fry up.

I stand by my comment that it is wrong to park in disabled spaces unless you are disabled.

(I am using the term disabled because the term disabled parking spaces is being used, no offence is meant to anyone by the use of this term)

lucylucky

BlueAngelCV wrote: »

It is perfectly obvious that I am referring to people who don't need to park in disabled spaces. Never assume things are obvious. Why the need to be deliberately argumentative?

If you have a passenger who needs to use the disabled space then obviously you can. Even if you don't have a blue badge? There are those who post here who would say not.

I would have a go because it is wrong to take a space that has been reserved for someone with a disability. And how would you judge if they had a disability or not? You (ie someone not disabled not you specifically) are perfectly capable of walking further so do so. As I have already stated disabled people shouldn't need to plead for the space.

Why do you require extra room unless you're disabled or have children (for which there are also specific spaces)? You (not you specifically) might be obese. Not all disabled drivers/passengers require extra wide spaces

If I wasn't sure if someone was disabled then obviously I wouldn't say anything. I know there are people who don't look disabled but have health issues (and am related to some of them) but sometimes it is clear that people are not disabled and are just lazy. For example the builders near me who park on double yellow lines to get their morning fry up. It is not always an offence to stop on double yellow lines

I stand by my comment that it is wrong to park in disabled spaces unless you are disabled. Long term disabled or could a person with an injury, but not disabled, park there?

(I am using the term disabled because the term disabled parking spaces is being used, no offence is meant to anyone by the use of this term)

A lot of people like to see this issue in black and white - it is anything but.

moggylover

burtons wrote: »

I had the 3 kids in the car so if i decided to find another space it would have been where there was 2 spaces as i could get the baby seat out because of the small spaces.

But you sent your girlfriend into the shop and stayed in the car, so you wouldn't have needed to take the baby seat out at all because the baby was staying in the car with you;)

You behaved like a pl0nker and someone called you on it: suck it up and don't expect sympathy here.

What is the problem with the able bodied that they cannot walk across a car park?:(