Parent and child space - disabled driver

GobbledyGook

Brighton_belle wrote: »

This made me LOL as my DH always reverses into a parking space at the supermarket . However, it is just a case of brains working in different ways - he considers that safer, than backing out into the 'stream of traffic'.

Not a man, but totally agree with him. Especially the way they drive around the supermarket car parks here.

flutterby_lil

custardy wrote: »

anyone can park in any space in a supermarket car park

No they can't - I once got a ticket for parking in a mother and baby space.

I would also get one for parking in a disabled space too.....considering I am not disabled.

balletshoes

pinkladyof66 wrote: »

the whole point is how can you have a parent and child space miles from the store when your child has special needs and finds it hard to walk - i cannot carry him to the store and if i take the pushchair how will i push a trolley

how do you manage with your child and a trolley when you're parked next to the entrance to the store? is it not the same when you're parked a little further away (none of the supermarkets near me have any car parks which are miles away from the store entrance).

flutterby_lil

skypie123 wrote: »

Perhaps so.
I live in Wakefield and the Wakefield Asda must surely hold the record for the most disabled spaces ever. And they are always full too! Recently I witness two 'gym bunny' blokes with a disabled badge park there, both in their early twenties and seemed in the peak of health to me, I saw them in the store buying their Whey protein so they didn't look too disabled. And plenty of grossly overweight (and smoking ) people too seem to park there. Surely if healthy and mobility is such a worry one would think that they might lay off the fags... And a glut of very smart cars too that they perhaps didn't want to be dinted anywhere else. I have a small child but I always park far away and leave the M&C spots for those with babies.
But for those abusing the Disabled spots, there but for the grace of God go any of us. I find those people disgusting. Like someone else mentioned though whatever qualifies as disabled seems to be broad. There seems to be an awful lot of family members of these blue badge holder taking the p*ss.

Not possible, my local Asda surely holds this record, 65 disabled spaces!!!

PoorCharleyBear

as the mother of a toddler I appreciate the P&C spaces but would rather a disabled person had one...we can usually struggle on (as long as the driver next to me has left enough room to open my door) and climb through the car to clip child in.


One the weekend we had my frail disabled (wheelchair bound) mother and our child with us. I parked in P&C and was getting my mother out into her wheelchair- cue tuts from self important parents- and then got my toddler out. Suddenly I was forgiven. P&C are definitely far more benefit with a wheelchair as I can open the door wide and hoitch my mother from car to chair without killing myself.

My child needs to be protected from traffic but life will get easier for her...sadly not the case for my mother.

peachyprice

flutterby_lil wrote: »

No they can't - I once got a ticket for parking in a mother and baby space.

I would also get one for parking in a disabled space too.....considering I am not disabled.

If they are private car parks not run by the council the tickets are unenforceable, you didn't need to pay it. So yes, anyone can park anywhere in a supermarket, mall etc.

Welshwoofs

Whilst I would never park in a disabled zone, I'm sorry to say that I'm one that doesn't give a tinker's cuss about parent and child spots, they're the same as any other space as far as I'm concerned and I have no qualms about parking in one.

neverdespairgirl

Stephb1986 wrote: »

Exactly I have a massive 4x4 I'm sick of people parking next to my car and bashing the door I wish I could park in a parent and child space or a larger space just for my car. I park at the other end of the car park and walk it.

Then get a smaller car and be less of a petrol-guzzling idiot?

neverdespairgirl

Stephb1986 wrote: »

I have never used my FIL's badge and never would he needs it more than I do and I have also seen the programme where people have been caught out by using blue badges without the blue badge holder being with them.

You are perfectly entitled to park in a disabled badge without the holder being present, in some circumstances.

I once had someone yelling abuse at me when OH parked in a disabled space, put up the blue badge, jumped out of the car and legged it into the building.

He then came back, 10 minutes later, with his mother, who was just at the cusp of needing a wheelchair and had a walking frame and very limited mobility.

dorisday

skypie123 wrote: »

Perhaps so.
I live in Wakefield and the Wakefield Asda must surely hold the record for the most disabled spaces ever. And they are always full too! Recently I witness two 'gym bunny' blokes with a disabled badge park there, both in their early twenties and seemed in the peak of health to me, I saw them in the store buying their Whey protein so they didn't look too disabled. And plenty of grossly overweight (and smoking ) people too seem to park there. Surely if healthy and mobility is such a worry one would think that they might lay off the fags... And a glut of very smart cars too that they perhaps didn't want to be dinted anywhere else. I have a small child but I always park far away and leave the M&C spots for those with babies.
But for those abusing the Disabled spots, there but for the grace of God go any of us. I find those people disgusting. Like someone else mentioned though whatever qualifies as disabled seems to be broad. There seems to be an awful lot of family members of these blue badge holder taking the p*ss.

Yes I agree with this as I know a couple of them. Blue badge used for mother to go just about everywhere without the holder. But they dont seem to realise how wrong they are by doing this. All that is mentioned is how expensive parking charges are!!!!