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

bazster

Don't agree with these spaces

trisontana wrote: »

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.

PE couldn't give a s**t anyway.

PasturesNew

I think the wider spaces are so the parent can open the door and have enough room to reach in and unhook any kids from car seats. Once they can get out themselves it's game over and they can park like the rest of us.

duchy

When a child no longer needs to hold your hand in a car park...........actual age will vary with the child.

sulphate

When the child can manage a longer walk through the car park sensibly and get themselves in and out of the car seat. There is no specific age, some children will manage that earlier than others.

blackste

duchy wrote: »

When a child no longer needs to hold your hand in a car park...........actual age will vary with the child.

Similarly, when i feel my child is safe to walk across the carpark without my supervision. He is 9 at the moment, and i dont feel he is safe, so we parent and child. He doesnt have to cross the carpark with that small chance that i might take my eye of him for a moment.

trisontana

With all these variables, how can a parking company ever justify issuing one of their fake fines?

Half_way

Don't agree with these spaces

Young or old we are all someones child/baby /toddler.
Sometimes we may have our parents with us physically, sometimes this may no longer be possible, regardless of which we all carry our parents with us in our genes and in most cases our memories.

Parent and child/todler bays are nothing short of a gimmick and an extremely bad one at that as they give people a false sense of entitlement to abuse disabled bays.

I would even go as far as encouraging the use P&C bays as normal spaces if/when practical to do so, especially in car parks where they appear to take precedence over disabled spaces ( which should only be used by those who need to use them ) Having had both a Todler in my car and a disabled person on a few occasions, toddler extraction is significantly easier than helping someone with mobility issues in and out of a vehicle.

WantToBeSE

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blackste wrote: »

Similarly, when i feel my child is safe to walk across the carpark without my supervision. He is 9 at the moment, and i dont feel he is safe, so we parent and child. He doesnt have to cross the carpark with that small chance that i might take my eye of him for a moment.

Wow! At 9 years old cant he sit in the car while you return the trolley? Or walk next to you without your hand? I cant believe that people still use the P&C spaces when their children are 9!
My son is 10 and I haven't used them for years!

The_Slithy_Tove

notanewuser wrote: »

DD could probably do that at 3. Now, at 4, she can just about open the door and then give it a massive shove open. Suspect most people wouldn't appreciate the door smashing into their car somehow.

Surely with a 4-year old you should have the child locks enabled on the rear doors. Not necessarily to prevent what you've stated, but more to stop the door being opened while barrelling along the motorway.

blackste

WantToBeSE wrote: »

Wow! At 9 years old cant he sit in the car while you return the trolley? Or walk next to you without your hand? I cant believe that people still use the P&C spaces when their children are 9!
My son is 10 and I haven't used them for years!

Ofc. he can sit in the car while i return the trolley. He cant sit in the car while i go into store and do the shopping. I would not leave him unsupervised for that length of time. If you would leave your child for that amount of time, shame on you.

If you are happy to allow your child to walk across the carpark on a busy saturday, when you dont need to good for you, but i value my child. It only has to go wrong once, and thats a long time for regret.

The spaces are provided for a good reason. That you choose not to use them is up to you. Dont try to belittle others based on your choices.