Asda start making you park in order of emmisions

[supermono]

Last time I shopped in ASDA it was to clean them out of super cheap Mobil 1 to keep the porsche serviced for the next three years.

Oh the irony.

As for the disabled thing, absolutely right there are too many and lots of those parking badged cars are able bodied so either don't have the mobility issues the spaces are there to help or are cheating with an actual disabled person's badge.

You'll not convince the mob though but be happy in the knowledge that "when everyone's thinking alike someody's not thinking"

SM

[jbi]

10 internets for the first picture of a V8 parked under that sign

Shame we don't have an asda like that locally as I would be more than happy to volunteer myself.

[CampDavid]

oO Trouble Oo said:

Ok, at the risk of being flamed...

Why are there so many disabled parking spaces and why are they are all so close to the super market?

If someone is able enough to go up and down the supermarket isles why are the parking spaces always right close to the super market and almost always loads of them are empty?

Obviously some serious disabilities warrant this, but there are always so many empty disabled spaces and usually parked up by people fit enough to go up and down the super market pushing a trolley.

I'll fetch my coat coz i'm probably being a cyunt...

It's fair enough to ask and it's certainly not disputed that many people who have disabled badges shouldn't have them, however, if you are disabled that means you have trouble with mobility and thus the walk across the car park is a lot harder than it would be for a fully able person. Worth noting that disabled people are often not the one driving. That Porsche parked in a disabled bay may well belong to someone assisting their disabled mum with the shopping.

Couldn't care less about Asda's policies, I don't have one near and wouldn't shop their anyway. I do worry that other, better, supermarkets may head down this road.

The best sollution to this is to use your local butchers and shops for the weekly shop. I've done this over Christmas and actually it's not much more expencive, though it does take time. Enjoyable though

[craig7584]

oO Trouble Oo said:

Why are there so many disabled parking spaces and why are they are all so close to the super market?

If someone is able enough to go up and down the supermarket aisles why are the parking spaces always right close to the super market and almost always loads of them are empty?

I agree with your points on distances clearly not being an issue, so I would imagine its so that you can access the supermarket using pavements, ie no crossing over roads in the car park.

Having said that I'm sure most blue badge holders are capable of crossing the street.

I do find the allocation percentage a little strange, at xscape for example which apart from a cinema and restaurants is essentially an extreme sports facility, there are far too many disbled spots which are never taken and on busy days nowhere to park for everyone else.

[sadako]

I'll bring my MR2. There were only 2 bands when it was made so it is obviously in band B...

[The Black Flash]

oO Trouble Oo said:

Ok, at the risk of being flamed...

Why are there so many disabled parking spaces and why are they are all so close to the super market?

Really?

They are close because disabled people have difficulty moving themselves around, so less distance is better.

There are lots of spaces because it's a real pain if you need one and can't find one. There needs to be enough capacity for peaks in demand.

oO Trouble Oo said:

If someone is able enough to go up and down the supermarket aisles why are the parking spaces always right close to the super market and almost always loads of them are empty?

I suggest you try taking a chair-bound person shopping in the winter, with pissing sleet and wind, then the answer should become clear.

[jamei303]

Doesn't bother me - I always park in the emptiest bit furthest from the shop entrance.

I have legs and don't want people damaging my bodywork with their trolleys and car doors.

[scoobykev15]

i get free road tax, will i qualify ?

[Dog Star]

oO Trouble Oo said:

Why are there so many disabled parking spaces

Agreed - the numbers of them seem out of all proportion to me.

The craziest place has to be Ikea - looking at their carp arks it appears that they're expecting several hundred disabled shoppers at any one time.

ETA: IKEA Warrington - http://g.co/maps/5t7bu appears to have 66 spaces.

Edited by Dog Star on Thursday 29th December 13:37

[GC8]

benzito said:

Wow when did Asda start doing that? Must have been a great day for prius-lovers!

They did it because the local authority made it a condition when granting planning permission.

[CDP]

Good.

All those numpties in their wretched little economy cars should be kept separate. Less chance of getting dinged; small cars normally take up a lot more space in a car park.

I guess the logic goes like this: "I'm rubbish at parking so I'll get a small car". Rather than "I'm rubbish at parking so I'll call my friendly local driving instructor who will only be too happy to set up a couple of lessons to bring me up to standard"...

[GC8]

Theyre the parking spaces closest to the shops doorway.

[Tyrion]

They have them here for low emission and electric cars... Quite handy as you can park in them without looking a c*nt... You can't really do that with the disabled bays even if they are all empty

[Fartgalen]

So these low emissions spaces. Are they also close to the door(s), or where are they ?

[Tyrion]

Fartgalen said:

So these low emissions spaces. Are they also close to the door(s), or where are they ?

Right next to the disabled and parent/child spaces... As close to the door as you can get.

[Polarbert]

oO Trouble Oo said:

Ok, at the risk of being flamed...

Why are there so many disabled parking spaces and why are they are all so close to the super market?

If someone is able enough to go up and down the supermarket aisles why are the parking spaces always right close to the super market and almost always loads of them are empty?

Obviously some serious disabilities warrant this, but there are always so many empty disabled spaces and usually parked up by people fit enough to go up and down the super market pushing a trolley. Supermarket is say 25 meters wide, 10 ailse with 2 meter walk between them, that's 270 meters of walking to collect the shopping. If they can walk 270 meters an extra 5-10 meters in the car park won't make much difference?

I'll fetch my coat coz i'm probably being a cyunt...

But before I go, I hope that these green spaces are as close to the car park entrance and as far away from the super market as possible to save fuel, we can't have these eco warriors burning precious resources parking when they could be walking an extra 10 meters to and from the shop...

Bah hum bug to one and all!

Edited by oO Trouble Oo on Wednesday 28th December 11:36

I agree, the amount of disabled spaces nowadays seems incredibly excessive. Most of the time the majority of them are unoccupied.

[E24man]

Surely this fabulous sign is the start of a thread to allow PH'ers to park their least efficient/inappropriate/guzzling/absurd cars right underneath these signs and post here for everyone's amusement ................

[Maximum Bobs]

mat13 said:

I think I may have to accidentally knock one of those over in my Land Rover, obviously I'll tidy up the damage after. I reckon if the pole was removed & an electric light was inserted, then mounted on a nice metal/aluminium mount it would look good as an ornament in the house somewhere.

[martin84]

All cars are zero-emissions when parked and switched off.

[K321]

all these phers typing away on their keyboards showing us their big v8 enginers and saying they are going there to ASDA and take a pic next to the sign......but nobody actually done it

anyone....? i may have to make my own sign and stick it up in sainsburys car park next to a car