Do you use parent and child spaces without children?
Discussion
Dr Murdoch said:
I think the pram/buggy symbol is a clue.
Annoys me when people with kids over 4 use them, if they can get out of the car themselves, walk to the store then you don't need to use them, you're just being selfish (but have justified to yourself its ok 'cos I have kids'...) having got two kids under the age of two I appreciate the extra space they give. Not bothered about getting close to the store, its just about the 'manoeuvring room'.
And you really wouldn't want my missus trying to do this next to your car.
My kids are over four, but because there are three if them they can't do up their seatbelts. The extra space means I can do their belts up without bashing the neighbouring cars.Annoys me when people with kids over 4 use them, if they can get out of the car themselves, walk to the store then you don't need to use them, you're just being selfish (but have justified to yourself its ok 'cos I have kids'...) having got two kids under the age of two I appreciate the extra space they give. Not bothered about getting close to the store, its just about the 'manoeuvring room'.
And you really wouldn't want my missus trying to do this next to your car.
Bill said:
My kids are over four, but because there are three if them they can't do up their seatbelts. The extra space means I can do their belts up without bashing the neighbouring cars.
There are quite a few folk at my local supermarket who just park up with the kids in, then one of the parents will go and do the shopping whilst the rest of the family sit there. Me thinks they either don't understand the point of the spaces or they are just 
s.Never needed to use them really and continue to park in a quiet corner and leave all the pie eating, door banging mouth breathers to fight over the nearest space to the dessert counter.
When junior was born we could either push him in a pram or carry him. When those things he was born with (legs) started to work properly we walked it instead.
Negates the need for P&C spaces so close to the door really, always assuming the supermarket provide well marked pedestrian areas around the car parks.
When junior was born we could either push him in a pram or carry him. When those things he was born with (legs) started to work properly we walked it instead.
Negates the need for P&C spaces so close to the door really, always assuming the supermarket provide well marked pedestrian areas around the car parks.
RicksAlfas said:
surveyor said:
For the record I don't use them at all any more - not even with my daughter as she's old enough to climb out of a car (and in fact will ask for someone top open her door if she's concerned about hitting the car next to us).
When she was smaller these spaces were invaluable for getting her in and out of her car seat without damaging my car or anybody else's. Having seen the benefit it's obvious as to who would use them.
It's not just that either. It's better that young (small!) toddlers are not having to cross the lanes of the car park as well. Harassed parent pushing wonky wheeled trolley, plus toddler with hyperactive legs is not a good mix in a busy car park. That's why they are nearest the door.When she was smaller these spaces were invaluable for getting her in and out of her car seat without damaging my car or anybody else's. Having seen the benefit it's obvious as to who would use them.
I can't believe it's such a tricky concept for people to grasp. No, they are not law, they can't be enforced, but it seems a sensible and courteous arrangement to have. As someone mentioned earlier, you don't have to legally offer your seat to a pregnant or old lady, but it says a lot about you if you are able to and don't...
ts?mygoldfishbowl said:
Urban Sports said:
I got called an inconsiderate tw@t yesterday for parking in what seemingly was the last parent and child space at a supermarket by some bloke in a people carrier who admittedly did have kids with him.
I do have a little boy but he wasn't with me I did however have the child seat in the car which kind of gives me a bit of a ticket to park there.
I do use them if I see one as they're not really a right for people with children, bit harsh being called a tw@t though!
You're a cyclist as well aren't you? Parking in mother & child spaces is typical cyclist mentality. They don't pay road tax & think they own the roads. I do have a little boy but he wasn't with me I did however have the child seat in the car which kind of gives me a bit of a ticket to park there.
I do use them if I see one as they're not really a right for people with children, bit harsh being called a tw@t though!
Bill said:
shirt said:
i fail to see why people take young kids shopping anyway. as a single man it looks to me to be way more hassle than it's worth.
People get really shirty if you leave young kids at home in their own.Don't really use them with my son in the car tbh, he's 8 and perfectly capable of getting out of a car in a normal size space. There are parents with more kids who probably need the extra space more, and they're always full anyway!
When he was a toddler in a proper child seat then yes I would use them for the extra space to open the door wider.
Would I use one without him in the car, maybe if I was in a desperate hurry, but most probably not.
When he was a toddler in a proper child seat then yes I would use them for the extra space to open the door wider.
Would I use one without him in the car, maybe if I was in a desperate hurry, but most probably not.
A few years back I wrote to my MP and the local Asda, demanding special wide parking places marked out for Alfa Spiders, because the doors are so long you can't get the bds open in normal car spaces. Plus, because I'm very lazy, I also demanded that they were right outside the entrance. The tts never wrote back. 
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