Should I use disabled bays in Tesco?

James_Poisson

david29dpo said:

Well now someone does.

I got a bit of paper in a yellow plastic bag demanding £70.

So they have lost a customer of over 30 years 

WHATS THIS THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your user name is very fitting!!

From the Joint BPA/IPC COP:

Page 41 of 57
THE SINGLE CODE OF PRACTICE
E.2 Wording used in operator notices
Operators must not inappropriately use the following terms:

offence, offender, offending vehicle
order for recovery
Notice of Intended Prosecution
illegal parking
crime
violation
fixed charge
fine or penalty
bailiff
Penalty Charge Notice

dnpark38

Umkomaas said:

dnpark38 said:

They do say Blue Badge Holders Only.
Just park in the middle of two normal bays.

How does that work then?  Do you mean straddling the shared centre line between both bays?

Umkomaas said:

dnpark38 said:

They do say Blue Badge Holders Only.
Just park in the middle of two normal bays.

How does that work then?  Do you mean straddling the shared centre line between both bays?

Yes.
Of course I do not know if they have rules against that.
It's better than putting a dent in next cars door.

oldernonethewiser

dnpark38 said:

Umkomaas said:

dnpark38 said:

They do say Blue Badge Holders Only.
Just park in the middle of two normal bays.

How does that work then?  Do you mean straddling the shared centre line between both bays?

Umkomaas said:

dnpark38 said:

They do say Blue Badge Holders Only.
Just park in the middle of two normal bays.

How does that work then?  Do you mean straddling the shared centre line between both bays?

Yes.
Of course I do not know if they have rules against that.
It's better than putting a dent in next cars door.

There are generally "rules" about parking within marked bays.

Umkomaas

dnpark38 said:

Umkomaas said:

dnpark38 said:

They do say Blue Badge Holders Only.
Just park in the middle of two normal bays.

How does that work then?  Do you mean straddling the shared centre line between both bays?

Umkomaas said:

dnpark38 said:

They do say Blue Badge Holders Only.
Just park in the middle of two normal bays.

How does that work then?  Do you mean straddling the shared centre line between both bays?

Yes.
Of course I do not know if they have rules against that.
It's better than putting a dent in next cars door.

Of course they do. Any chance to make a quick buck. Check any supermarket private parking company sign next time you're at one. But this was never about preserving a dent-free door panel, it was about a person with some physical difficulties having reasonable access to the store. 

Coupon-mad

JohnSwift10 said:

My wife has difficulty in getting in and out of the car (She's 80 years old with sore hips)

She is not eligible for a blue badge. This is in Scotland.

Because of this I park in a disabled bay at my local Tesco  because the normal bays are not wide enough for her to get out if a car is parked in an adjacent space.

Also they are quite far from the entrance.

There are plenty of spaces as the store is not all that busy when we go shopping, I don't think I have ever seen all the disabled places occupied when we go.

I had asked a member of staff ages ago and he said that it would be OK as no one enforces the parking anyway.

Well now someone does.

I got a bit of paper in a yellow plastic bag demanding £70.

So they have lost a customer of over 30 years 

Presumably you have by now searched the forum for parking Scotland & read recent threads so that you know to ignore it.