Parking in Disabled Bays

[Piece]

:angry: :sbox:

Sat in Sainsbury's carpark today for about 25 mins, in a parents and kids bay, opposite the disabled bays. I watched 10 cars come in and park and nine of those were taking the p1s3 :angry:

I get really hacked off watching lazy mofos being so selfish and depriving people who need that space. :sbox:

 

[Doon frae Troon]

They are always 99% fattys.
Perhaps being 20 stone is a disability these days.

 

[USER1999]

Annoys me too.

But then someone at my club has a blue badge. Can play 18 holes, off 5, carrying, but is apparently disabled. He had cancer ten years ago. Should give it back.

 

[AuburnWarrior]

They are always 99% fattys.
Perhaps being 20 stone is a disability these days.

Fattys in Porsches.

Always makes me laugh when a sports car with no baby seat parks in the parent and baby space!

Bluewater in Kent always makes me laugh as well. It appears that if you own a BMW, Audi or Merc then you're granted a special priviledge of parking right outside the entrance. Too funny.

 

[Philm]

i think there may be too many disabled spaces at the shopping centres near me, i think that at non peak times they should have a certain number of "amber" spaces that become open to normal parkers.

Phil

 

[HomerJSimpson]

It winds me up big time. One of my real pet hates along with people using mother & child places and I've been know to say something especially there are drivers with kids looking to park somewhere. No time for fat stupid people who are too lazy to park properly

 

[DappaDonDave]

Guess what pisses me off?

People who sit in their cars in parent and child bays....clearly there's two of you and a kid, one ith shopping, one with enough skill to put a kid in a car seat. Get the **** out of the parent and kids bay for the lone parent or couple BOTH shopping.

Fattys in disabled spaces is one thing, but people sat in cars in kids bays...ridiculous. Should be shot, in front of their families with trade unionists!

 

[AuburnWarrior]

Guess what pisses me off?

People who sit in their cars in parent and child bays....clearly there's two of you and a kid, one ith shopping, one with enough skill to put a kid in a car seat. Get the **** out of the parent and kids bay for the lone parent or couple BOTH shopping.

/QUOTE]

I do that. Do you know why? Because kids have a habit of sitting still for about 5 minutes and then stating that they want to go shopping with Mum! So, you then have to leave the normal space and try and find a parent and baby space. Best to park in the parent and baby space in the first place.

No, the problem isn't the lone parent who sits in the parent and baby space with his kids whilst his Wife goes shopping. The problem is the people who park in a parent and baby space who have no children!

 

[DappaDonDave]

Guess what pisses me off?

People who sit in their cars in parent and child bays....clearly there's two of you and a kid, one ith shopping, one with enough skill to put a kid in a car seat. Get the **** out of the parent and kids bay for the lone parent or couple BOTH shopping.

/QUOTE]

I do that. Do you know why? Because kids have a habit of sitting still for about 5 minutes and then stating that they want to go shopping with Mum! So, you then have to leave the normal space and try and find a parent and baby space. Best to park in the parent and baby space in the first place.

No, the problem isn't the lone parent who sits in the parent and baby space with his kids whilst his Wife goes shopping. The problem is the people who park in a parent and baby space who have no children!

No, the people who sit in their car either with or without a child...are a problem...deserve to be slapped with a kipper. I don't care if your kid is impatient, don't take them shopping. If they are in the car and the wife/hubby is shopping, go home and let them go shopping alone. Don't take up a parent and child space whilst you are just waiting.

 

[CMAC]

No, the people who sit in their car either with or without a child...are a problem...deserve to be slapped with a kipper. I don't care if your kid is impatient, don't take them shopping. If they are in the car and the wife/hubby is shopping, go home and let them go shopping alone. Don't take up a parent and child space whilst you are just waiting.

I don't get this?

so you arrive with a child in a car seat but because one of you takes the child in with you, you think the car shouldnt be allowed to stay there?

You do realise these bays are larger as you have to have a wide open door to get the child/baby in its seat properly, the 'normal' bays are far too narrow to do this.

 

[ScottishDave]

No, the people who sit in their car either with or without a child...are a problem...deserve to be slapped with a kipper. I don't care if your kid is impatient, don't take them shopping. If they are in the car and the wife/hubby is shopping, go home and let them go shopping alone. Don't take up a parent and child space whilst you are just waiting.

Yeah I don't get this either. You are forgetting about the people who stop at the supermarket on their way home. I sometimes sit in the car with our youngest (1 y/o) if he's sleeping while the wife goes in with our 3 y/o. I think the people in the shop would rather we leave our sleeping kid in the car rather than wake him up so he starts screaming in the shop.

As for the disabled spaces, we went to burger king yesterday and there were no spaces left apart from 2 disabled spaces. My wife wouldn't park in either and waited for 5 mins until a space became free. I would of probably parked in one if she wasn't there. I think disbaled spaces should be a free for all if the rest of the car park is full.

 

[CliveW]

:angry: :sbox:

Sat in Sainsbury's carpark today for about 25 mins, in a parents and kids bay, opposite the disabled bays. I watched 10 cars come in and park and nine of those were taking the p1s3 :angry:

I get really hacked off watching lazy mofos being so selfish and depriving people who need that space. :sbox:

So you are a Doctor? You can tell at a glance if someone has a heart problem or any other disease that is disabling, but has no outward signs?

 

[bladeplayer]

They are always 99% fattys.
Perhaps being 20 stone is a disability these days.

No time for fat stupid people who are too lazy to park properly

Jeepers ye are being very presumptious here lads aint ye ? Im over weight , not 20 stone but could do with loosing two stone , i dont park in these bays , never have never will ..
Do ye remember the WEEKLY WEIGH IN piece on here ? were ye trying to insult every one on there ?
Where was the survey carried out that found it was 99% ? would love to have a look at that ..

You are kinda correct tho being 20 stone or overweight with a medical condition could be a disability . so at least you recognised that ..
Then to add to the mix stupid is thrown in .. do you have time for fat smart people or skinny stupid people ? or are they exempt from critisism ?
As per the the other thread re the good handicap bad manners theme , why o why are people so quick to brand groups ? what have we got around to one here so far ?
Ladies are slow
oldies are rude (sorry Chris im quoting not agreeing)
low handicappers are arrogant
juniours are a pain
Captains barge through ( ok we sorted this i think)

any more im forgetting ?

 

[Shaunmg]

We are now on the subject of my pet rant and rave.

St.Helens where I reside, has the largest number of disabled people per capita in the entire country. I don’t really know this to be a fact, it’s just my assumption judging by the number of disabled bays at our local Morrisons. I also didn’t know it was compulsory for the disabled to use their mobility allowance to buy 4x4 Chelsea tractors. It seems most of the cars parked in those bays of the type you need a ladder to get into them.

As for parent and child spaces what the heck are they all about? We never had them when mine were little. Now as a grandparent, I can see thinking behind wider spaces for pushchair access. But I am not disabled, I am perfectly capable of pushing my grandchild in the seat provided in the trolley, or a pushchair from anywhere in the car park quite safely. So why are these spaces in prime spots next to the store, whilst some poor pensioner who may not have a blue badge yet

needs space, as they are not as agile as the used to be, and has to park at the back of the car park in all weathers. Yet some spritely young mum can hop out straight into the store.

Have the parent and child spaces by all means, but put them at the back of the carpark and give the older people the store side spaces. If they did that we would see how important the spaces are, my bet is they wouldn’t be used


I think I should lead a mass pensioner revolt and get the British grey army to park in all the parent and toddler spaces at Morrision’s, Tesco and Asda



I'm glad I got that off my chest; again

 

[DaveM]

We are now on the subject of my pet rant and rave.

St.Helens where I reside, has the largest number of disabled people per capita in the entire country. I don’t really know this to be a fact, it’s just my assumption judging by the number of disabled bays at our local Morrisons. I also didn’t know it was compulsory for the disabled to use their mobility allowance to buy 4x4 Chelsea tractors. It seems most of the cars parked in those bays of the type you need a ladder to get into them.

As for parent and child spaces what the heck are they all about? We never had them when mine were little. Now as a grandparent, I can see thinking behind wider spaces for pushchair access. But I am not disabled, I am perfectly capable of pushing my grandchild in the seat provided in the trolley, or a pushchair from anywhere in the car park quite safely. So why are these spaces in prime spots next to the store, whilst some poor pensioner who may not have a blue badge yet

needs space, as they are not as agile as the used to be, and has to park at the back of the car park in all weathers. Yet some spritely young mum can hop out straight into the store.

Have the parent and child spaces by all means, but put them at the back of the carpark and give the older people the store side spaces. If they did that we would see how important the spaces are, my bet is they wouldn’t be used


I think I should lead a mass pensioner revolt and get the British grey army to park in all the parent and toddler spaces at Morrision’s, Tesco and Asda



I'm glad I got that off my chest; again

I'm with you brother Viva la "silver haired" revolution.

We need are own "TRADE UNION" as well.

 

[DaveM]

Guess what pisses me off?

People who sit in their cars in parent and child bays....clearly there's two of you and a kid, one ith shopping, one with enough skill to put a kid in a car seat. Get the **** out of the parent and kids bay for the lone parent or couple BOTH shopping.

Fattys in disabled spaces is one thing, but people sat in cars in kids bays...ridiculous. Should be shot, in front of their families with trade unionists!

In a word. Starts in W and ends in R. If thats not to hard for you to work out.

 

[chrisd]

Funny world isn't it?

A mother with 2 perfectly fit 8 year old kids have their own parking spaces near the entrance

Someone with a blue badge can park nearest to the doors even though they can walk perfectly well

I had a new hip at Christmas and was walking with a stick and was expected to park 300 yards away and the last time this subject was aired on here some prominent member said that he would deliberately hit a car (in his view) wrongly parked, with his trolley!

Oh what a funny world!

 

[louise_a]

I take my mum, who has a disbled badge, shopping and often struggle to find a disabled spot to park in, as I am with my mum am I entitled to park in a parent and child space?

 

[chrisd]

I take my mum, who has a disbled badge, shopping and often struggle to find a disabled spot to park in, as I am with my mum am I entitled to park in a parent and child space?

You are legally entitled to park where you like. In a private car park (not council run) the signs and road markings mean diddley squat legally. Any fines are also utterley un-enforceable as well. I still think good manners mean that you leave reserved spaces when you can for anyone more in need.

 

[chris661]

In a word. Starts in W and ends in R. If thats not to hard for you to work out.

Warrior?