Parking in mother and child space

Supermom

I have a blue badge and I have children.

I would never dream of parking in a parent and child space if I didn't have the kids with me and neither would I park in a disabled space if I was having a "good" day if there were no parent and child spaces avalible and I had the munchkins with me.

I'm sorry having a blue badge does not give someone a higher right to a space. If you need to use one and there are none avalible then wait. It is unfair to judge a mother with children being less deserving than someone with a disability, having a blue badge means that you have a disability not a god given right above anyone else.

I don't use mine to lord over anyone else.
But I have seen many that do.
Kindness costs nothing if we all displayed a little the world would be a much nicer place.

bigbulldog

I can remember when there was no such thing as mother and child space as we had to park with everyone else in which we had no trouble getting the kids and things in and out.....it does really make me wonder is there any real need for them as that would release more spaces for disabled drivers.:)

Lum

Thing to bear in mind is that modern cars are a fair bit wider than older cars, yet most car parks have not increased the width of their spaces to suit.

I'm quite grateful for the parent+child spaces whenever I'm forced to take a car with unblemished spaces to a supermarket as they reduce the chance of getting the door dented by someone struggling to get a pushchair down the gap or lift an enormous baby seat through that same gap.

I still prefer to use a banger for shopping though, as there are still plenty of inconsiderate people without children who will still happily dent your door and then sod off.

Richie-from-the-Boro

Supermom wrote: »

I have a blue badge and I have children.

I would never dream of parking in a parent and child space if I didn't have the kids with me and neither would I park in a disabled space if I was having a "good" day if there were no parent and child spaces avalible and I had the munchkins with me.

I'm sorry having a blue badge does not give someone a higher right to a space. If you need to use one and there are none avalible then wait. It is unfair to judge a mother with children being less deserving than someone with a disability, having a blue badge means that you have a disability not a god given right above anyone else.

I don't use mine to lord over anyone else.
But I have seen many that do.
Kindness costs nothing if we all displayed a little the world would be a much nicer place.

- unsurprisingly I disagree with most of what you say Supermom !

""It is unfair to judge a mother with children being less deserving than someone with a disability""

That's yet one more attempt to cloud and complicate what is a clear and uncomplicated issue of disability [can't do] over able-bodied [can do].

The judgement, properly made by society and the law is clear, the disabled BB holder is deserving of additional help in this case in all European countries and is mandated in all but private parking areas.

""having a blue badge means that you have a disability not a god given right above anyone else.""

Having a Blue Badge in this circumstance most certainly does give you moral and legal rights above anyone else, god does not make the rules society does. A BB holder in a supermarket car park should park where s/he feels best suits. and that includes C&P places.

A Blue Badge is awarded because of need, whilst a parent [including the male gender] might avail themselves of the privilege / benefit / advantage of a C&P place, it is not a recognised mobility or care need.

Supermom

There are plenty of people who have a blue badge who do not have any need for one as there are many people who claim all the disability benefits under the sun who have nothing wrong with them other than the fact they are bone idle.

I'm disabled, my daughter is disabled however I also like to think I have manners, compassion and just a general thinking about others not just myself attitude.

I totally disagree with you, I do not for one minute believe I have the higher moral ground above someone without a disability. Infact as a disabled person I take offence to that.

We are all equal, just because one of us is in a wheelchair does not give him/her preference above someone who isn't.
My six year old would tell you that she's more than happy to wait in line, attend a mainstream school and not get preferencial treatment she wants to be treated just the same as everyone else.

Supermom

And for the record my six year old is in a wheelchair.

murphybear5

Hi all

I have major problems walking since a knee replacement but there is no such thing as a temporary disabled sticker. I can't get in and out the car unless the door is completely open and in most cases this doesn't happen in ordinary parking places. We usually park in disabled places but I a concerned about getting a ticket. Some of the supermarkets don' care but Morrisons gave us a note to put in the window allowing us to park there until I am more active. On an additional note, the National Trust always allows us to park in disabled spaces. Our local Council either does or doesn't depending on who you speak to, the library in the same building has been brilliant beyond belief and has given me a temporary disabled card. Just goes to show

Lum

Supermom wrote: »

There are plenty of people who have a blue badge who do not have any need for one as there are many people who claim all the disability benefits under the sun who have nothing wrong with them other than the fact they are bone idle.

According to the government's own research, the fraud rate for DLA claims is less than 0.5%, much lower than for most other benefits out there. Please stop reading the Daily Mail!

Mojisola

Lum wrote: »

Not all children are strapped safely into pushchairs, especially with a larger family, you may have the youngest in a pushchair demanding all the parent's attention, meanwhile a couple of older ones on foot may decide to run around unpredictably while the parent is distracted.

Not all people who drive around supermarket car parks do so at a sensible speed, while paying attention to pedestrians such as children. Often people are paying more attention to the rows of cars looking for a space and not looking at who is in the road (or on the zebra crossing) directly in front of them.

Do you see where I'm going with this?

How do you manage if you take the children out for a walk along the street?

Lum

I don't have any children, so it's not an issue for me. I was just going through the thought process that may have lead to the idea of putting in P&C spaces.

The last thing Tesco etc. want is someone's kid getting run over in one of their car parks, so they put in reasonable measures to reduce that risk. They probably don't give a damn if someone's kid gets run over somewhere else.