Charging for parent & child parking

liney

pollyanna24 wrote: »

What if you have more than one small child?

Adults have quite long arms you know; they can even duck inside cars to reach over. It really isn't the dramic production that some try to make it.

suki1001

Wow, what a heated debate.

Firstly I would have gladly paid a pound for a permit.

Secondly - while many parking spaces were manageable, in the odd car park (our shopping centre) they were so narrow, it was almost impossible to get out yourself, let alone with a baby's car seat and I have a ford Ka and I am a good at parking, in that car park I think they were essential.

Although car seats have been around for a long time, the travel systems where the car sear fits onto the buggy frame are relatively new (when my daughter was a baby they hadn't been around long and that is possibly the thing that's the problem, because you have to open your door wider.

I'm 36 and I can remember you didn't even have to wear seat belts, so even though car seat have been around for years, they weren't common.

shirlgirl2004

I agree £1 for a years permit is negligible.

I do prefer P&C spaces because cars have got wider and parking spaces haven't. I find it very difficult to get 2 children out of the car without them banging the door on the neighbouring car, I always put my hand against the edge of the door to stop damage to the neighbouring car but judging by the dents my 18 month old car has picked up others don't do the same.

I agree put the P&C spaces at the furthest edge of the car park. Those that really need them will walk.

My eldest son is 26 and he had a rear facing car seat so they've been around a fair while.

Frugalista

embob74 wrote: »

That's classy - more judgments on my parenting skills because I explained the dilemma I have if there is no P&C space.
For your information my toddler is extremely well behaved so I am fairly sure this will never happen but I would not be a decent parent if I did not foresee potential danger.
And I'm saying nothing about your parenting skills because of the way you don't seem to see any danger with toddlers near roads.

:huh::huh::huh::huh:

embob74 wrote: »

Ha ha - so as a parent I shouldn't expect a larger space to make it easier to get in and out and ensure nearby cars are not damaged in any way but you should expect to park in one?!

Oh embob hon, you are so intent on being "indignant" and feeling "judged" that you totally misread my posts :(.

When you posted about your "difficulties" I suggested reins precisely because I am fully aware about the danger of toddlers near roads :wall:.

For me, personally, merely "hoping" and being "fairly sure" my child doesn't run into traffic is simply not enough (I would want to be 100% certain he can't) - hence my suggestion of reins. However, it is your child - your call.

You can say whatever you want about my parenting skills - go on, you know you want to - because it would make not one iota of difference .

Unlike you, I don't "expect" to park in a P & C space at all. I (occasionally) do so simply because they are there :cool:.

tiamai_d

The brand new Morrisons was the first one here to have P&C spaces, DS1 was a baby and we filed out the form and bought our little round permit for £1 or £2.

Then never used it because the P&C spacess were at the front and it was a nightmare to either reverse into a space or reverse out of one bacause it was on the 'main road' into the car park.

If I see one I use it when I have the brats with me, if not I park up the far end and have never had any issues getting a trolley with 3 children (one just recently got his blue badge after a year of his health declining and needing a wheelchair).

Now we use a disabled space if one is free, if not, park up the far end, I don't think I've ever had a car park next to me except at Christmas time. And I'm not suicidal enough to take the kids for the christmas shop.