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To be annoyed when disable badge holders use parent and toddler spaces

354 replies

IcingOnTheCake · 08/05/2007 14:34

Well i probably am being unreasonable but i find this more of a cheak than anything. Me and my dp and dd luckily found a parent and toddler parking space (quite rare that happens) so i was happy about that. When i was loading dd into pushchair, someone went leaving an empty space and straight in was a couple with a disabled badge even though there were normal spaces free too. When they got out of the car i said to them 'you know these spaces are for parents with babies and pushchairs'. They said to me all grumy 'there isn't any disabled spaces'. I asked if they had been downstairs as there is always spaces and they said no we haven't, we are fine here'.

I felt very annoyed because if i can't find a mother and child space, i find a normal space and wouldn't even consider parking in a disable spot for obvious reasons plus they all kick off at people who do so why should it be different here. This couple walked straight into the shop we were next to and thats when i realised it wasn't about finding a disabled spot for them, they just wanted to park right outside the store for their own selfish convinience meanwhile some parent is struggling in a normal space to get her kids out the car with a tiny gap.

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shonaspurtle · 08/05/2007 14:36

YABU and are likely to be told this in no uncertain terms by subsequent posters...

Can we just take the next 60 posts as read and not go there?

sweetheart · 08/05/2007 14:35

No your not being unreasonable - they would have been all high and mighty if it was the other way round. I have a real bug bear about disabled spots, mainly that there are about 4 times as many diabled spaces as P&T at my local supermarket.

Rant over but you were definatly in the right

coppertop · 08/05/2007 14:35

Erm people with a disabled badge usually need to park near the shop.

lulumama · 08/05/2007 14:35

you cannot equate a baby space with a disable space,,one is a privilege, one is a right

i would happily have no M&B spaces and lots more disabled spaces

and i would give up a M&B space to a disabled person!

damn right people kick off if non disabled people park on the disable spaces, having a baby is not the same thing at all.