Parent & Child Parking. Asda dishing out fines!

[supadupapupascupa]

news article here

It seems asda are fining people for illegally using these spaces!

[MarathonMama]

Hooray!

[Nagini]

but how can they if they are not legally protected?

[scurryfunge]

They rely on people paying up, they are not enforceable.

[supadupapupascupa]

i didn't think it could be illegal, but i'm no expert.

[reelingintheyears]

They can hand out whatever they want but they are not enforceable at all.

[InnocentRedhead]

Good, after having to traipse all way across Asda car park the other day because there was one single man in a car WAITING for a parent and child space as person had finished shopping. Walked past his car - he had a booster seat. Group 0 and a 1-3 seats in my car - with the children in them!

[InnocentRedhead]

empty booster seat* no child with him

[reelingintheyears]

If he was waiting for a space maybe the child had gone ahead with another parent and was already in the shop.

[2shoes]

wonder how they can enforce this, what if mum is picking dad and child up from supermarket, so waits, would she get a ticket.
wish they would spend more time making sure people with out blue badges arn't in the disabled bays(or those people who sit waiting)

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

presumably the car park belongs to them so they can charge whatever they want for its use. Premium prices for p&c/ blue badge, but genuine users get 100% discount?

[mayorquimby]

Good luck to them, I won't be paying if ticketed.

"presumably the car park belongs to them so they can charge whatever they want for its use. "

Yup they can, if they want to charge ten pound an hour good luck to them, but they can't attempt to enforce penalty clauses in contracts as they're illegal.