Disabled parking spaces. Do you..

guppy · 15-09-2013 08:38AM

CaliforniaDream wrote: »

I wouldn't park in a disabled spot personally, but I wouldn't get worked up about someone doing it either.

To the parents complaining about people parking in the 'parent and child' spots - I presume once your baby is no longer needing a car seat you yourself don't park in those spots? If I'm reading people's posts correctly, it's so you have enough room for the car seat and no other reason?

Somehow I think my presumption is wrong.

Those spots are a god-send when your baby is really small. There are trolleys now which you can clip a car seat on to, trying to get the car seat in and out of the car in a smaller space is impossible.

I haven't used once since my son was 2 though, I remember how much I appreciated them when I needed them so I leave them for other parents.

Ghost Buster · 15-09-2013 09:22AM

CaliforniaDream wrote: »

I wouldn't park in a disabled spot personally, but I wouldn't get worked up about someone doing it either.

To the parents complaining about people parking in the 'parent and child' spots - I presume once your baby is no longer needing a car seat you yourself don't park in those spots? If I'm reading people's posts correctly, it's so you have enough room for the car seat and no other reason?

Somehow I think my presumption is wrong.

Why do you think this?

ted1 · 15-09-2013 09:28AM

Does anyone else think that electric wheelchair users should be put in the furtherest away spots? Distance is to door is not an issue for them

Knine · 15-09-2013 10:00AM

ted1 wrote: »

Does anyone else think that electric wheelchair users should be put in the furtherest away spots? Distance is to door is not an issue for them

Oh yes of course they should so that when it is pissing rain they can go into 6th gear, similar to how an abled bodied person runs for cover.

The fact that a person who is less mobile is more likely to get pneumonia should not matter............

ted1 · 15-09-2013 10:02AM

Knine wrote: »

Oh yes of course they should so that when it is pissing rain they can go into 6th gear, similar to how an abled bodied person runs for cover.

The fact that a person who is less mobile is more likely to get pneumonia should not matter............

Courtesy umbrellas..,,,

Gosub · 15-09-2013 10:07AM

I think this thread shows us that some people are brought up with manners and consideration for others less fortunate than ourselves. Some of us have not been so well brought up. The latter, parking in disabled spaces and trying to justify it, expose themselves for what they are... sure it's their culture. :P They don't all drive vans with orange beacons.

mcko · 15-09-2013 10:16AM

Disabled spaces are bigger to allow acces for wheel chairs ect, it's not that they are closer.
If you are not disabled and you park in a disabled space then shame on you.
I work with a guy who has a disabled badge for his mother and uses the badge when she is not in the car.
It's amazing what you can justify to yourself.

ted1 · 15-09-2013 10:17AM

mcko wrote: »

Disabled spaces are bigger to allow acces for wheel chairs ect, it's not that they are closer.
If you are not disabled and you park in a disabled space then shame on you.
I work with a guy who has a disabled badge for his mother and uses the badge when she is not in the car.
It's amazing what you can justify to yourself.

Yes they are bigger but they are also the closest to the door.

cruiser178 · 15-09-2013 10:17AM

I park in disabled parking spaces all the time, not because i want to annoy anyone, it's because i drive a nice big Audi and am entitled to park there

crazygeryy · 15-09-2013 10:30AM

DaaaaaaaaaaN wrote: »

I always report those arseholes immediately.

to who if you dont mind me asking.?

dark crystal · 15-09-2013 10:37AM

CaliforniaDream wrote: »

To the parents complaining about people parking in the 'parent and child' spots - I presume once your baby is no longer needing a car seat you yourself don't park in those spots? If I'm reading people's posts correctly, it's so you have enough room for the car seat and no other reason?

Somehow I think my presumption is wrong.

I haven't used those spaces since my kids were babies, no.

Those spaces are wider because to get a baby in and out of a car seat, you need to open the door to it's full extent. You have a trolly full of shopping, with a car seat attached to it. You have to line the trolly up beside the car, detach the car seat and put it back in the car, with the baby in it.

Now, imagine while you've been inside the supermarket, some numpty comes along and parks so close to the rear door, you can barely open it, let alone open it wide enough to install the car seat. You're kinda stuck aren't you?
This is why these wider spaces are so handy for them, so not being a selfish muppet, I leave those spaces free for people who might benefit from them and use one of the hundreds of other spaces the supermarket have provided for me as an able bodied person with no baby to use.

Potential-Monke · 15-09-2013 10:57AM

Ok, to those who say the "private" car parks, like Tesco, Lidl, etc cannot be deemed official disabled spaces, they are wrong. The Road Traffic Act defines a public place under Section 3 of the Act of 1961 "means any street, road or other place to which the public have access with vehicles whether as of right or by permission and whether subject to or free of charge". This includes these car parks, so the law can be enforced on people who park in them. The only car parks excluded by them are the barrier/gate operated ones which require a fob (not the "take a ticket" ones).

And for me personally, i detest anyone who parks in them without needing them, regardless of the amount of unused spaces there. It's morally wrong, even if there are more spaces there than needed. The law is the law, even if you feel you're not going to inconvenience anyone. You can use the excuse of common sense all you like, but it doesn't excuse that you're breaking the law. And i would normally say it to someone if it was blatantly obvious that they did not have some underlying medical condition that required them to park there. And i won't accuse someone straight off, i would simple ask them if they needed to park there, and their response is easily indictable of if they need it or not.

ted1 · 15-09-2013 11:08AM

Patent and child spaces are also located againest the building so as preventing the kids ( toddlers ) from having to cross the car park. They go syraight from car to foot path

Fred Swanson · 15-09-2013 12:07PM

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ted1 · 15-09-2013 12:10PM

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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There's no legal definition of being a dick. But I have no regrets calling some people one.

15-09-2013 12:12PM

They're parent and child spaces now

Fred Swanson · 15-09-2013 12:15PM

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ted1 · 15-09-2013 12:26PM

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Fred not all kids scream some are pleasant. There like adults you do get loud obnoxious ones and you get good mannered ones

arybvtcw0eolkf · 15-09-2013 12:46PM

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I love the dirty looks I get when I use them

Chancer3001 · 15-09-2013 12:46PM

They should reserve the front row of the car park for people over 65.

Potential-Monke · 15-09-2013 12:51PM

I don't use the parent and child spaces myself, but i don't agree with them, why should someone who has decided to reproduce get priority over someone who has decided not to have children? Where's the spaces for those who don't want children? They need extra room to get the big tv's and all that extra stuff they can buy into the car!!

And no, i don't care that you need extra room to get the kids in and out, there's always plenty of spaces at the back of the car parks!

mutley18 · 15-09-2013 12:53PM

Nah, I just lob it up on the footpath and put on my flashing indicator parking lights.

the culture of deference · 15-09-2013 01:27PM

2 pics I took recently.

Fighting Irish · 15-09-2013 01:43PM

I haven't got a sticker but i have an injury and find it hard getting in and out of cars, so the extra space at a disabled spot is great for me. I could probably get a sticker but i'm too lazy

Mr McBoatface · 15-09-2013 01:58PM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

I haven't got a sticker but i have an injury and find it hard getting in and out of cars, so the extra space at a disabled spot is great for me. I could probably get a sticker but i'm too lazy

To be fair to you, it sounds like you are less mobile than half the people that have the permit. You should apply for one, free parking and all that. You may as well milk the system like all the poor mouths....more luck to you.

Knine · 15-09-2013 02:23PM

Fighting Irish wrote: »

I haven't got a sticker but i have an injury and find it hard getting in and out of cars, so the extra space at a disabled spot is great for me. I could probably get a sticker but i'm too lazy

Then you should not be parking in a disabled bay. They are for Blue Badge Permit Holders only. You might find also that it is not easy to get a permit. You will also be clamped for parking in these spaces.

ballyharpat · 15-09-2013 03:08PM

Because I transport many people with disabilities, I don't always have a permit, so what I do is write a note and leave it on the dash explaining the situation, I also leave my phone number. early on I used to ring the council/hospital and ensure it was ok, they all said that it was fine-I'm known in the area for what I do with the disabled-so now I just leave the note and have had no problems. SOmetimes it may be a temporary wheelchair bound or disabled person and they are entitled to use the space but not the tag/badge for long term use.

dark crystal · 15-09-2013 03:44PM

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I don't use the parent and child spaces myself, but i don't agree with them, why should someone who has decided to reproduce get priority over someone who has decided not to have children? Where's the spaces for those who don't want children? They need extra room to get the big tv's and all that extra stuff they can buy into the car!!

And no, i don't care that you need extra room to get the kids in and out, there's always plenty of spaces at the back of the car parks!

Not sure if you're joking....but you'll find the other couple of hundred spaces are designated for people who haven't reproduced. Are there not enough of those for you?

Gotta laugh at the posts from grown men sulking and spitting the dummy out more than the babies they resent so much. "Wah Waaah, they got a few extra wide spaces and I want one too. Waaaah!"

Fred Swanson · 15-09-2013 03:47PM

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dark crystal · 15-09-2013 03:49PM

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Lol. Just lol.

Disabled parking spaces. Do you..

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