Asda start making you park in order of emmisions

[blugnu]

I noticed these spaces yesterday - I'm not a frequent Asda shopper, but they had a toy the kid wanted.

Anyway, I can report that the "Low Emissions" spaces do not seem to be being used correctly anymore - just a collection of the sort of cars you see at Asda.

I wonder what the quote from the council meant?

[quote="David Caulfield, head of planning at Sheffield Council"]The green spaces were a requirement in order that ASDA could address on-site congestion issues, as well as air quality concerns from local residents.
[/quote]

I have mo idea how he imagines that making some spaces available only to certain cars will help with on-site congestion. I might email him and ask, as I am a Sheffield voter.

Also, unless he imagines that people choose their car based on how close to the front door of Asda they will be encouraged to park it, then I strongly suspect he is deluded. So I have no idea how he thinks these spaces will improve local air quality.

[djad1200]

Omg. Are they kidding

Next it will be
GAYS over there
BLACKS over here
COCKS in 1ltr corsas with a tin of beans for an exhaust over here

And the rest of you ...... Go and park in tescos

[djad1200]

Anyway why should band a and band b emissions cars be better than anyone else

In fact they are worse !!!!!

The use less fuel so they pay less fuel tax

If I want to travel 40 miles I use 2 gallons therefore paying tax on 2 gallons

If they want to go 40 miles then they will use 1 gallon therefore paying less tax

[DaveH23]

I considor myself a petrolhead but have absolutely no idea what emmissions my car puts out.

How the hell is joe public meant to know this?

I know we can apply logic in how much RFL you pay but then what about pre/post 01 Registrations?

[djad1200]

Most of asdas customers don't work for a living and get a free car off the social and they are all brand new :-P

[Dan_1981]

I live just round the corner from this Asda - the other day there was a V6 Clio parked in one of the spaces....

[blugnu]

DaveH23 said:

I considor myself a petrolhead but have absolutely no idea what emmissions my car puts out.

How the hell is joe public meant to know this?

I know we can apply logic in how much RFL you pay but then what about pre/post 01 Registrations?

I can tell you don't deal with Sheffield City Council (who insisted on this scheme) very often.

[0000]

I guess the planners didn't add in that they had to actually enforce this?

Parking spaces by political persuasion... whatever next...

[DaveH23]

0000 said:

whatever next...

A patch of spaces just for MX-5's.

[LukeSi]

Dan_1981 said:

I live just round the corner from this Asda - the other day there was a V6 Clio parked in one of the spaces....

And most people would think it was an eco friendly little Clio

[jbi]

air "quality"?

So a petrol V8 can park in the clean bays, something like a diesel clio can park with the rest of the polluters then

or are we talking about the Co2 fallacy here?

[lee st]

drophead said:

Someone please have a photo of their supercar or massive full size 4x4 underneath that sign!

something for me to do at the weekend

[djfaulkner]

Can we sue for being emission-ist?

[GC8]

I parked my 944 Turbo in there, which is hardly environmentally friendly. It amused me but I doubt that anyone else cared.

[CooperS]

Zod said:

As if people with nice cars would go to Asda!

Quite, dont we all shop in Waitrose?

[Zed Ed]

Surely if they wanted to free up space they'd get more of a result from who has valid insurance or tax.

[anonymous-user]

I see this as a complete winner!

step 1: go to buy an mains extension cable.

step 2: park normal car in spot right by shop

step 3: unreal extension cable and pretend to plug in

step 4: go shopping.

step 5: bask in smug glow of self satisfaction about having "beaten the system"



simples!

;-)

[Hoofy]

Vulgar LS2 said:

[GC8]

CooperS said:

Zod said:

As if people with nice cars would go to Asda!

Quite, dont we all shop in Waitrose?

I prefer Sainsbury's to Waitrose, but its certainly true that whilst everyone who shops in the Handsworth ASDA isnt scruffy, there are an awful lot of scruffers in there.

[blugnu]

GC8 said:

CooperS said:

Zod said:

As if people with nice cars would go to Asda!

Quite, dont we all shop in Waitrose?

I prefer Sainsbury's to Waitrose, but its certainly true that whilst everyone who shops in the Handsworth ASDA isnt scruffy, there are an awful lot of scruffers in there.

It was an eye-opener. I'm a committed Aldi shopper (plus Sainsburys for things Aldi don't have) and as such was surprised at quite how many Asda shoppers smoke. There were a few outside finishing a cig before they went in, and the woman in front of us in the queue was rolling up while she waited, ready to light up as soon as she got outside. I rarely see such committed smokers these days. Other than that I just look where I am going to avoid getting distracted trying to read the tattoos.