Parking in a disabled space when a car park is full
Discussion
RogerDodger said:
yonex said:
If you aren’t disabled, and don’t have kids, don’t park in the designated spots.
If you do. Well. You’re a bit a
aren’t you?
Designated? it's a commercial site. If you do. Well. You’re a bit a
aren’t you? I think we can all agree that disabled bays are for disable people only.
But P&C spaces? Sorry, but I'm a
then. If the car park is full, I'm not turning around and going home. You CHOSE to have kids. Live with the consequences. I'm already subsidising them with my tax payments, I'm not rolling out the red carpet too.A proper
I am :-)JimSuperSix said:
Sticks. said:
Minor, but there's no such thing as registered disabled in the UK any more
Whatever, you knew what I meant.https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/adult-so...
So I am confused.
RogerDodger said:
yonex said:
If you aren’t disabled, and don’t have kids, don’t park in the designated spots.
If you do. Well. You’re a bit a aren’t you?
Designated? it's a commercial site. If you do. Well. You’re a bit a
aren’t you? I think we can all agree that disabled bays are for disable people only.
But P&C spaces? Sorry, but I'm a
then. If the car park is full, I'm not turning around and going home. You CHOSE to have kids. Live with the consequences. I'm already subsidising them with my tax payments, I'm not rolling out the red carpet too.A proper
I am :-)Vipers said:
Register as disabled | Hertfordshire County Council
https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/adult-so...
So I am confused.
There used to be a national 'green card' registration via Dept Emp't.https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/adult-so...
So I am confused.
If you're disabled and all spots are full then the P&C should be fair game.
If you've got kids and all P&C spots are full then find a standard spot and show a bit of care, don't use disabled.
If you're neither of the above then stick to the standard spaces. Unless it's past 9ish and then I'd say P&C are fair game if needed, disabled not.
IMO of course.
I personally have young twins and P&C was/is very useful as I could unleash one in to the trolley next to the car, wheel it round the other side and get the other. Local supermarkets to me have designated spaces that aren't necessarily any closer than standard spots which is perfectly acceptable. I'm not lazy, just appreciate the space if available.
If you've got kids and all P&C spots are full then find a standard spot and show a bit of care, don't use disabled.
If you're neither of the above then stick to the standard spaces. Unless it's past 9ish and then I'd say P&C are fair game if needed, disabled not.
IMO of course.
I personally have young twins and P&C was/is very useful as I could unleash one in to the trolley next to the car, wheel it round the other side and get the other. Local supermarkets to me have designated spaces that aren't necessarily any closer than standard spots which is perfectly acceptable. I'm not lazy, just appreciate the space if available.
Flumpo said:
Erm probably the opposite. If the car park is full then the disabled really need those spaces if they turn up.
What I find frustrating is when there are a huge amount of disabled spaces that are always empty, then you have a huge amount of empty parent child spaces, then some standard spaces that are quite a distance from the shop.
It does wind me up, then I think I’m probably lucky to not have a disability and I’m lucky I can walk.
The problem arises because new supermarkets are required to have a large and out of proportion quota of disabled spaces and ,to a lesser extent, parent and child. This excessive political correctness is costing them custom, especially during awful weather.What I find frustrating is when there are a huge amount of disabled spaces that are always empty, then you have a huge amount of empty parent child spaces, then some standard spaces that are quite a distance from the shop.
It does wind me up, then I think I’m probably lucky to not have a disability and I’m lucky I can walk.
Lester H said:
The problem arises because new supermarkets are required to have a large and out of proportion quota of disabled spaces and ,to a lesser extent, parent and child. This excessive political correctness is costing them custom, especially during awful weather.
Is it? So what shops are these people moving to? If you watch SADB [ stop a douchebag ] on you tube, you'll see Russia's problem with motorists who wilfully and criminally disregard all
motoring protocols that the rest of the world abide by.
Traffic lights ignored, parking anywhere they like, ignoring disabled bays, driving on pavements to circumvent traffic snarl ups, parking on pedestrian crossings.
I think we are pretty good in the UK by and large.
motoring protocols that the rest of the world abide by.
Traffic lights ignored, parking anywhere they like, ignoring disabled bays, driving on pavements to circumvent traffic snarl ups, parking on pedestrian crossings.
I think we are pretty good in the UK by and large.
OH-I know I'm going to get flamed, but here goes. While ago I had a chat with parking lady at one local store which has an Exprss branch up road, regarding folk parking in disabled spaces with no badge. her advice- park behind them, wait for them to complain and ask store staff to let them apologise or get a ticket.
While ago- I visited this store to find two of the most common makes taking up the two disabled spaces. I parked across both ,with my badge highly visible and took my time. When I came out, I found an Audi with driver blocked in. I apologised to him for blocking him in.but reminded him that it was a disabled space and I needed that space ( or close by ) to allow me to shop. And he was preventing that. Surprisingly he was most apologetic. He'd not seen the signs.
I've gone into Asda and complained bitterly that most disabled spaces were taken by abled bodied persons. Perhaps it's timewe had a disabled revolution. Better still- lets have some of the abled bodied see how difficult it is to walk to a store .
While ago- I visited this store to find two of the most common makes taking up the two disabled spaces. I parked across both ,with my badge highly visible and took my time. When I came out, I found an Audi with driver blocked in. I apologised to him for blocking him in.but reminded him that it was a disabled space and I needed that space ( or close by ) to allow me to shop. And he was preventing that. Surprisingly he was most apologetic. He'd not seen the signs.
I've gone into Asda and complained bitterly that most disabled spaces were taken by abled bodied persons. Perhaps it's timewe had a disabled revolution. Better still- lets have some of the abled bodied see how difficult it is to walk to a store .
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