Best way to deal with people who illegally park in disabled spaces?

pgj2015

This is more the disabled spaces you get in supermarkets, because as far as im aware, you cant even get a ticket or be clamped for parking illegally in disabled spaces. Im not disabled but it really annoys me when I see lazy inconsiderate asses illegally parking in these spaces. something needs to be done about this because there are a lot of selfish morons out their who only think of themselves. The supermarkets dont want to upset customers by dealing with this issue, spineless of them I know.

I think you're allowed kick off the passenger wing mirror

pgj2015

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026143#Comment_119026143

You should be allowed.

Pack em off to the donbas

Atlantic Dawn

An announcement over the PA system in the supermaket saying could the owner of the Blue Make/Model car not displaying any disabled pass whatsoever on it parked in a disabled space move as they behaving like an inconsiderate bellend might help. Play it 5 times, there would be a crowd gathering outside to see who get in to it. Any speed they gained ditching it there would be lost in the shame going to move it.

pgj2015

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026229#Comment_119026229

That might work if it wasn't so common, like say you have 8 disabled spaces, usually you will have 6 people in them that shouldn't be there. If you left a notice under their wipers, what would be a good thing to say?

pgj2015

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026246#Comment_119026246

I suppose in Ireland you can basically just do what you want.

pgj2015

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026250#Comment_119026250

Accidents happen.

alan partridge aha

Far too many disabled parking spaces at my local Tesco. They are never even 1/4 full. Probably something to do with planning.

Strumms

Most shopping centre's at peak time have no spare accessible / wheelchair spots.

what are utterly pointless are those parent and child parking spaces… installed just to please the, ohh look ‘I have kids’ brigade.

id rather see extra spaces available for those who need them as opposed to those who can’t be arsed or find it’s a bit of an inconvenience with kids. No way of dealing, shops have no authority and Gardai have bigger fish to fry…. Although a blitz once or twice a year might not hurt…get it in public domain.

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026297#Comment_119026297

How full is the rest of the car park? How full would you expect the tiny number of accessible bays to be to make you feel better?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058244793/best-way-to-deal-with-people-who-illegally-park-in-disabled-spaces

The best way to deal with it is to call people out to their face as they leave or return to the car. You’d want to be sure of your facts. Start out nice and polite “Excuse me, did you realise…” and escalate from there. Make a show of them basically.

They will think twice about doing it next time.

wildwillow

Parent and child spaces make sense as they are wide enough to open the door wide enought to remove the child without bashing the neighbouring car. Being near the entrance makes it safer than having children walking behind parked cars.

pgj2015

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026552#Comment_119026552

The sort of people who park in disabled spaces illegally would likely eat the head off you if you confronted them. If I was disabled I would be hounding the Gardai to hand out tickets at the supermarkets, and if I was a Garda, I would pop down there when I got a chance.

would traffic wardens also have the authority to give tickets in supermarkets?

DarkJager21

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026552#Comment_119026552

Yeah that's a pretty good way to get yourself hurt, those people have no shame and they won't just stand there letting you make "a show" of them.

sam t smith

Mobile car crusher.

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026673#Comment_119026673

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026683#Comment_119026683

99% of people who abuse parking bays will be mortified if called out. You just need to be sure that you can handle the other 1%.

893bet

Them stickers that are really hard to remove from the side window work. I got a few of them before and it takes an age to get them off.

phonypony

Find them and disable them, problem solved.

Gregor Samsa

Sever their spines.

Provides both a deterrent and a punishment, and a means to allow offenders a legitimate reason to use the space in the future.

Win/win, everyone’s happy.

eviltimeban

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026519#Comment_119026519

Yes, because people have kids just to show off the fact that they have kids. 🙄

If you've ever had to wrestle two small kids out of a car, sticking one in a trolley seat and pleading with the other one not to walk out on front of oncoming cars, you'd appreciate the space being a bit wider and being a bit closer to the store. And no I couldn't have left them at home, or left them alone in the car.

I posted on this point MANY years ago - while it's not illegal to wrongly park in these bays, they are the rule of the shop. Much like the "10 items or less" aisle is a rule of the shop. Would someone rock up to that aisle with a full trolley and demand to be served? If they did they'd be asked to move to another aisle. The shop enforces the rules.

It should be the same for the carpark - during Christmastime they usually have attendants in the car park to ease congestion, so perhaps that's a solution, have a staff member fulltime monitoring who parks where.

freshpopcorn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026742#Comment_119026742

I'd say it would be closer to 40% most people who do it don't care and just say sorry and drive away and laugh at the person that called them out.

freshpopcorn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026673#Comment_119026673

I don't think Gardai or traffic wardens can do much in supermarkets carparks when it comes to parking.

If they could you'd occasionally get one popping into a supermarket carpark to fill an afternoon.

freshpopcorn

My local Lidl was recently redeveloped there's a few wheelchair spaces and they seem to be used fairly correctly.

I think what helps is.

The regular carpaking spaces are decent size and there's a gap between to allow for doors/etc.

The Mighty Quinn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026297#Comment_119026297

5% of spaces must be accessible spaces in any new developments since 2010. So in many of the large places, such as Tesco in Wexford Town, hundreds of spaces means way too many accessible parking spots.

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119027228#Comment_119027228

Why is 5% way too much? Between 12% to 18% of the population have a disability of one form or another, depending on how you count it.

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119027187#Comment_119027187

Do you think they’ll still be laughing if they get called out every time, maybe twice on each trip? It is anti social behaviour, make it socially unacceptable.

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058244793/best-way-to-deal-with-people-who-illegally-park-in-disabled-spaces

there are far too many disabled spaces outside super markets or public buildings relative to the percentage of the population who are actually disabled , its rare to see half of them occupied

Mad_maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026297#Comment_119026297

just a reflection of how political correctness has completely smothered society , create a vastly disproportionate number of disabled spaces just to " show how much we care " , good PR for either Tesco or the local authority office

Ive parked in disabled spaces and il do it again , a genuinely disabled person can park in the other three empty spaces beside my vehicle , im not playing WOKE ball

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119027607#Comment_119027607

Have you looked at the actual percentages involved at all?

What percentage of car parking is normally occupied? Presumably all the car parks I use have way too many spaces because I often see empty spaces, right?

Do you find yourself getting exhausted by the walk from the second row of the car park, or what’s your problem?

freshpopcorn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119027605#Comment_119027605

I know people who park in these spaces illegally and also uses there relatives badges. They've being called out on it and they just call the person who did it an oddball.

LunaLoo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119026519#Comment_119026519

Parent and child spaces are there to allow extra room to get car seats in and out with ease as car door needs to be fully opened. I've been caught out with newborn in car seat and arrived back to find car parked well over line making it impossible to get the baby back in the car.