Who do blue badge holders think they are.

savvyme_4

Oliver14 wrote: »

You answered your own question. In future don't park there. Simple really

It can easily be turned around who do people like you think you are? Too bloody lazy to wait for a parking space.

Everyone can make a mistake. Don't be quick to judge. He realised his mistake! I am a blue badge holder and as long as the person without badge realises they are in the wrong space, all is forgiven, it's the people that park in them deliberately without a badge for long periods of time that are a nuisance!!

lucylucky

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

At our Tesco, there are always loads of empty spaces for Disabled drivers, and most times plenty of spaces for P&C drivers too. Even when the ignorant coloured gentleman in the bashed-up Merc, with no kids, parks in one P&C space ... We've seem him three Wednesday evenings in a row now.

At our Asda, however, there seem to be insufficient (or maybe just the correct amount?) of spaces for Disabled drivers as they are always full. The majority of Asda's P&C spaces are at the far end of the car park, not close to the main door.

And the relevance of this?

mr_veedubberman

I'm not understanding this. Are you suggesting that breeding makes you unable to park? Or that having a child with you makes you park so close to another car that when you open your door you hit the car beside you?? I'm intrigued. I assumed that the larger bays were so there was room to get a child plus car seat in and out, not because anyone with a child automatically parks too close to the car beside it....

No, I've got a kid and I can park, and for that matter so can my wife. However there are people out there who can't not always with kids.

However several times I have seen kids opening the back doors of cars to get in so wide that they hit the car next to them - bingo instant parking ding, and the parents have done sweet FA about it. That is the whole point of parent and child parking spaces, give them the extra room so that if your beloved junior opens that car door a bit too wide it doesn't shave the paint off that lovely new Merc parked next to them. It also gives Mum and Dad that extra room to get the car seat out, or junior into their car seat without having to post them through an opening just bigger than their head because there isn't enough space to get the door open.

Some people out there might not give a sh*t about the state of their car and that is their right, I however quite like my car and don't want to come back to find dents in the door or chips out of the paint or someone resting their trolley against my car.

Just my 2 pence worth!

olias

spugzbunny wrote: »

1970 - Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970

What's that got to do with my post??????????????

Olias

unholyangel

mr_veedubberman wrote: »

Some people out there might not give a sh*t about the state of their car and that is their right, I however quite like my car and don't want to come back to find dents in the door or chips out of the paint or someone resting their trolley against my car.

Just my 2 pence worth!

My dad always told me to park next to expensive cars that are well looked after and never next to any bangers or dented motors.

Of course this doesnt always work as sometimes you'll get someone [STRIKE]thinking they're on the dodgems[/STRIKE] driving said banger/dented motor who thinks ooooh i'll go park next to that nice undented car there.:rotfl:

savvyme_4

lucylucky wrote: »

Annoying it may be but they don't need a badge to park there.

Then what's the point of having disabled bays ... these spaces should be for blue badge holders only. You have to be old or disabled to get a badge in the first place.. they are not just handed out to anyone. My mum is 86 and not disabled but has had 2 hip operations. She cannot walk very far so I have to park as near as I can to the shop and also have width to get her in and out of the car with her walker. Why is everyone so selfish.. can't anyone think of anyone else but themselves :mad:

lucylucky

savvyme wrote: »

Then what's the point of having disabled bays ... these spaces should be for blue badge holders only. You have to be old or disabled to get a badge in the first place.. they are not just handed out to anyone. My mum is 86 and not disabled but has had 2 hip operations. She cannot walk very far so I have to park as near as I can to the shop and also have width to get her in and out of the car with her walker. Why is everyone so selfish.. can't anyone think of anyone else but themselves :mad:

You can be disabled and not have a blue badge.

I don't think you get a blue badge for being old:cool:

KierNet

Ghost wrote: »

However, there were plenty of parent/child spaces available though... maybe I should have just parked in these instead?

I've done that before with my brother, had a few dirty looks, and then I wheel my brother out...always makes me laugh xD.

Enterprise_1701C

I find it highly annoying when people park in the Mother & Child spaces - there are some supermarkets that operate a badge scheme for these. A friend of mine, she always has a 3 year old with her and sometimes a 5 & 6 year old too, has given up trying to get one of these spaces in our local Asda car park as they are normally taken by either cars with not a child seat in sight, often young men dashing in to get lunch or cigarettes etc, or disabled cars - they prefer to park there because it is nearer the bus stop!!! If we parked in one of their spaces because it was nearer the town centre they would be the first to complain.

And no, we are not taking advantage of Asda free parking - it is a town centre car park.

burtons

Blitz01 wrote: »

So is your Mrs too fat and/or lazy to walk a little further?

Would you like to give me your address or i can give you mine so you can ask her. People like you make me laugh opening your mouth because your behind your computer.
What did you want me to do park in front of someone car and run in tesco's, now if i did that and it was your car what would you have said.