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At what age child should you morally stop using parent and child spaces

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  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
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    Don't agree with these spaces
    So you don't need a child, just a buggy? Do you need to get it out of the car or can you just leave it in the back?
    Je suis Charlie.
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    bazster wrote: »
    So you don't need a child, just a buggy? Do you need to get it out of the car or can you just leave it in the back?
    Well, yes, it's a semantically difficult issue. My 3 year old only doesn't need his buggy much, but we do appreciate a wider space when getting him into his car seat (more like a bigger booster really)

    Ultimately, we've never been unable to park because of a lack of a parent & child space - they're more of a luxury than a necessity. This includes the times we've hauled around a double buggy and a smaller buggy in the boot. We don't have a particularity small car either.

    I do get a bit narked off when I see teenagers and their parents getting out of a child/parent parking space!
  • Herzlos
    Herzlos Posts: 16,070 Forumite
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    I thought most places called them Parent & Toddler spaces now?

    When they can get in and out on their own, you don't need the extra space.
  • StaffsSW
    StaffsSW Posts: 5,788 Forumite
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    Don't agree with these spaces
    Top Tip - Booster seats can be bought for under £10 in most supermarkets. Keeping one in the car allows me to use the extra wide spaces and protect my doors from expensive dings and scratches...
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  • James_N
    James_N Posts: 1,090 Forumite
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    Don't agree with these spaces
    The serious answer is, I think, when the kids can safely walk (needing no pram or buggy) and are aware of danger - I walked to school alone at seven, so that seems a fair age.
    But, I am now a grandparent ... so what if some pedantic person decides that my grandkids don't count?
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  • trisontana
    trisontana Posts: 9,472 Forumite
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    What's the definition of a toddler?
    What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?
  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
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    Don't agree with these spaces
    If you call Trev he'll send a weasel in a dirty Mac to decide whether or not the brat qualifies.
    Je suis Charlie.
  • PlymouthMaid
    PlymouthMaid Posts: 1,550 Forumite
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    Once you are not leaving the child (ren) in the car whilst you return the trolley as sometimes these can be a bit of a walk away and the car could be out of sight.
    "'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
    Try to make ends meet
    You're a slave to money then you die"
  • JustinR1979
    JustinR1979 Posts: 1,828 Forumite
    trisontana wrote: »
    What's the definition of a toddler?



    Definition of a toddler: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/toddler
  • trisontana
    trisontana Posts: 9,472 Forumite
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    So, according to that definition you cannot use a C&T space in a PE "controlled" car park if your child is older than two and a half.
    What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?
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