Parent and child space - disabled driver

elvis86

emsywoo123 wrote: »

Because they have babies? And if you don't think that it is more right that you get wet than the kids then that explains why we are really not going to see eye to eye on this

You're missing my point. If it was p!55ing it down and there was one space nearer the door and the rest were 100 yards away (regardless of it being P&C), and I saw a mum with a baby, I would let her have the space and park further away myself (though, granted - it may be difficult to see that a woman had a baby in her car on a rainy day). I'm a nice person.:)

The statement I made is that where the place is quiet and there are an abundance of spaces (both P&C and non-P&C), and avoiding P&C spaces would mean I parked further from the store and got wet, I'm not going to do that on the off chance that a load of mums might suddenly turn up.

In the unlikely event that 10 mums with babies did turn up within 10 minutes of each other whilst I was in Sainsburys, then yes, the remaining P&C spaces may get full and some of them would have to park in a space further from the door and get wet. That's life, though.

By your logic, nobody would ever park anywhere in case someone else subsequently turned up who "needed" or "deserved" the space more!:D

Oldernotwiser

Ada_Doom wrote: »

Agreed emsywoo123, It's the level of vindictivness in these threads that floors me. The attitude that "why should somebody else get something that I don't?" People seem so agrieved that others might be "getting away with something" Look inward at how you live your life, and if you are content then good for you. If you are not, change it. Why begrudge others a bit of help?

I don't begrudge anybody a bit of help but I do begrudge parents thinking that they've done something so wonderful by bringing a child into the world that they deserve all sorts of extras and financial benefits.

When I need to open my door wide to get something out, I park at the end of a line of cars or next to a space. Never seems to be a problem to me, although it's obviously beyond most parents.

Mojisola

elvis86 wrote: »

What's even more annoying are the d!ckheads who park across 2 spaces for the same reason!:mad:

Lets direct our anger at them and have the supermarkets giving them unenforecable tickets!:D

They're not all what you called them. I've seen a wheelchair user have to park this way because all the disabled spaces where full and he had to have room to pull his wheelchair alongside the driver's door so that he could slide out into it.

gingin_2

What I used to find with the p+c spaces at a supermarket, is that they are normally placed by a walkway and therefore if you have more than one child you can more safely leave one to stand, or remain strapped in their buggy/ trolley whilst you get the other out of the car, rather than leave them lingering amongst parking spaces.

I don't use them because I don't need them and just think it's common decency to put yourself out a little for others, who might need something more.

emsywoo123

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I don't begrudge anybody a bit of help but I do begrudge parents thinking that they've done something so wonderful by bringing a child into the world that they deserve all sorts of extras and financial benefits.

When I need to open my door wide to get something out, I park at the end of a line of cars or next to a space. And how do you know the space will be there when you get back?! Never seems to be a problem to me, although it's obviously beyond most parents.

Do you think maybe you are overthinking this a little :rotfl:

I, as a parent, do not think " I *deserve* a wider space as I have a baby to get out of the car, but I do appreciate the facility offered by supermarkets yes.

If they are full, I don't b8gger off home, but the P&C are more convenient.

emsywoo123

elvis86 wrote: »

I have been known to park in a P&C space when there are several available right near the supermarket doors and it's p!55ing down with rain. I

elvis86 wrote: »

I did say that I have done it when there are plenty of the P&C spaces available.:cool:

elvis86 wrote: »

The statement I made is that where the place is quiet and there are an abundance of spaces

Wowsers. Keep telling us about this example. Soon you will have been the oooooooonly one in the car park

Person_one

emsywoo123 wrote: »

Do you think maybe you are overthinking this a little :rotfl:

I, as a parent, do not think " I *deserve* a wider space as I have a baby to get out of the car, but I do appreciate the facility offered by supermarkets yes.

If they are full, I don't b8gger off home, but the P&C are more convenient.

ONW has no time for anybody under 50, so her attitude isn't massively surprising!

I'm not a parent, but I do know that when I've got my niece and nephew with me everything becomes about a million times harder.

I don't begrudge the spaces but I would park in them if I felt my need in that instance was equally great. I think the best thing would be for the supermarkets to have them further away from the shop but still near walkways etc. so that lazy people don't get all jealous of the short walk to the shop, but the safety/extra space benefits are still there for those with small children.

elvis86

emsywoo123 wrote: »

Wowsers. Keep telling us about this example. Soon you will have been the oooooooonly one in the car park

Look, Sainsburys was closed at the time, okay...:D

FatVonD

I always thought they were closer to the store so that, once they were strapped in, you could still keep an eye on your child while you were taking your trolley back, they always seem to be close to the trolley park.

magenta22

If there were plenty of bays available then she should have parked in those, she certainly would have complained had the OP parked in it when she wanted it and there were plenty of P&C spaces available.