Taking Parent & Child Parking A Bit Far ?
Discussion
Today in sunny Chester I watched a women park her car in a Parent & Child parking space. There were only 2 people in the car, the driver, a women in her 60s, and the passenger, a women in in 80s. It was a fair bet the women in her 80s was the mother of the driver - so yes, technically they were fine - it was indeed Parent & Child !!
snuffy said:
Today in sunny Chester I watched a women park her car in a Parent & Child parking space. There were only 2 people in the car, the driver, a women in her 60s, and the passenger, a women in in 80s. It was a fair bet the women in her 80s was the mother of the driver - so yes, technically they were fine - it was indeed Parent & Child !!
My thoughts on this are that it is perfectly acceptable for an 80 year old to use the parent and child parking. I have taken a gran shopping with she was still with us at the age of 86 , the extra walk in the car park could be a bit much.With our first on the way I don't think I will change where I park , which is usually out of the way at the bottom , pushing a pram is easy enough and there is usually plenty of space at the bottom of the car park.
R36vw said:
Ha.ha my mother is a nightmare for this..."can you give us a hand with the shopping." Then parks in the mother and child bays.
She's a mother of 5 with the youngest approaching 30 and done it to all of us.....and we aren't going to argue with her
If you are lucky as I undoubtedly was your Mother becomes your best friend. Absolutely delightful woman with humility, fortiitude and a passion for education that was joy to behold. Glorious lady. She's a mother of 5 with the youngest approaching 30 and done it to all of us.....and we aren't going to argue with her
Back on topic the provision of disabled and M&C spaces convenient to the store are really critical to many shoppers. Trouble is there are never enough. Sign of the crowded country we live in I think.
snuffy said:
Today in sunny Chester I watched a women park her car in a Parent & Child parking space. There were only 2 people in the car, the driver, a women in her 60s, and the passenger, a women in in 80s. It was a fair bet the women in her 80s was the mother of the driver - so yes, technically they were fine - it was indeed Parent & Child !!
We called in at Asda Huyton and I had a brain-fart and parked in a parent and child row - I'm certain it was a normal size space and didn't think both sides of the row were P&C.An angry mob quickly formed and I was only saved by the trolley-lad!
MrGman said:
Presuming Ed said:
I'd bet the 80 year old needed the space to get in and out far more then some spotty yute.
My first thought, I certainly wouldn't get upset had i of seen this. IIRC they're normally pretty defined as to what counts as a "child". Usually under 5 and definitely under 18.
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Presuming Ed said:
I'd bet the 80 year old needed the space to get in and out far more then some spotty yute.
wot 'e said. Much like the "eco" spaces they're not going to be policed anyway.nickofh said:
when we have a child shortly I will be quite capable of pushing a pram from the quiet end of the car park ( where no one really parks next to your pride and joy ).
When you've got more than one young child and you end up having to leave one in the pushchair in the road whilst you squeeze the other into the child seat through a 14" gap, you'll realise it's not about distance from the entrance...Mave said:
When you've got more than one young child and you end up having to leave one in the pushchair in the road whilst you squeeze the other into the child seat through a 14" gap, you'll realise it's not about distance from the entrance...
I already realise that its not all about the distance, which I touched on in my previous post. At the bottom of the car park there are usually no cars within the next two or three bays ( at the places I use ) so ample room for getting in / out and keeping children safe. Not to mention keeping my cars doors from being dinged! :-)
Mave said:
nickofh said:
when we have a child shortly I will be quite capable of pushing a pram from the quiet end of the car park ( where no one really parks next to your pride and joy ).
When you've got more than one young child and you end up having to leave one in the pushchair in the road whilst you squeeze the other into the child seat through a 14" gap, you'll realise it's not about distance from the entrance...It's all about drawing in customers.
Apparently ASDA, Morrisons and Sainsburys all charge for parking in a parent child space if you are not entitled to it. Tescos you might get away with it.
I'm not sure how they police this though.
If there are plenty of P+C spaces available I don't see the drama in people parking in them when they shouldn't be, however, if it's busy people should have the courtesy to leave the spaces for those who really need them, otherwise I think it's quite ignorant.
I'm not sure how they police this though.
If there are plenty of P+C spaces available I don't see the drama in people parking in them when they shouldn't be, however, if it's busy people should have the courtesy to leave the spaces for those who really need them, otherwise I think it's quite ignorant.
Mercury00 said:
Old people probably need more space getting out than kids do.
Agreed however some supermarkets do also have disabled parking. A single parent trying to deal with kids and shopping all in one go is a flipping epic though and the additional space between car parking spaces does make life a lot easier and you are a lot less likely to accidentally ding someone else's car with your doors getting kids in and out.One thing that grips my s**t is seeing old people 'making up' their own car parking space on the end of a row next to the supermarket entrance just because they think they should be entitled to because of their age. I think some people forget the concept of personal pride and dignity.
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