Parent and child spaces should be for those with children 5 and under

Or stay at home and get a delivery

OP, when you're in a hole, stop digging. You're making yourself look awful here.

Can you not even imagine the possibility that a disabled person might feel a bit threatened by this sudden, unwarranted aggression? And that they might not immediately think to whip out their blue badge because they are so taken aback and confused?

Do you usually lack empathy to this extent?

People do. Ds is 14 and has had a blue badge since he was 8.

we have had people having a go at us for parking in P and C spaces. We have had people having a go at us for parking in disabled spaces. We can’t win!

in amongst everything else DS has severe anxiety so going out is a massive challenge. People deciding to play parking warden can make the whole trip impossible for him. I guess those who judge get what they want then though when we have to turn around and go home.

Yeh I agree with you on this actually. It's difficult to get a blue badge, even if getting hIghest level DLA.

You’re a bit obsessed over my post aren’t you… You ok?

Not just near the door.
In the door.
Maximum inconvenience for all involved.

It's about safety. I agree with the OP. Although actually, a toddler is harder than a baby to manage in a carpark.

I agree they should be used as intended but sometimes circumstances don't allow others a choice.

Our Tesco has the parent and child spaces significantly closer to the entrance than the disabled parking. When my DH would go to Tesco with his 90 yo mobility challenged mother parking in a P&C space just made more sense. Even sometimes later when she needed a wheelchair the only spaces with enough room were the P&C ones. When challenged (& he wanted to be polite) he would simply point out that he was a child with his mother.

I think shops etc should provide more p & c spaces tbh. I agree it's a nightmare trying to get a baby seat out of a small space, especially if you're driving a massive 4 x 4. I preferred getting my big shop delivered when my son was a baby but was happy for him to walk once he was older. From the age of around 10 wouldn't use p & c spaces.

will it be an extra wide death bed nearest to the door?

I really can't put into words how little I care.

Also I really do hope I pass on my belief of Parent and child spaces to my children.

It will be the only thing that brings me peace on my death bed.

No wonder there's so many selfish entitled children. They learn from their parents who are even worse. A parent with toddler needs a bigger car space than someone with a 7+ year old.

This is the one ^

I generally don’t park right outside front of shops anyway as I have nothing against walking the additional 10 steps and others may have a genuine need to be close to the entrance. Plus my car is less likely to get dinged by some slothweasel if I park at the back.

On the rare occasions that I have used a P&C bay because all other spaces are taken, no one has ever questioned me but if they did.. I think I’d just laugh!

And that's exactly what some people are like on these threads. Ridiculous to get so frothy over nothing.

Nope. My eldest is 8, has autism and adhd and until I get a blue badge if he’s with me alone I’ll keep using them if they’re the safest place to park. He’s still a child who needs to be kept safe, safer than a child who can be carried or put in a pram.

They're designed for parents and children, OP feels more entitled to them with one small non-walking baby than other people equally entitled to use them.

I assure you they were all taken otherwise I would have parked in one. I've never parked in a p&c space before. In fact I usually order things online. I didn't have a chance to put my blue badge up, I don't move very quickly. Besides, this man was half way in my car before I had a chance to draw breath. I don't think he would've taken much notice even if I had waved my blue badge under his nose. He was like a religious zealout on a crusade.

Yes because they're just a courtesy, you have no legal right to those spaces.

Sometimes other people might need them more, e.g. a disabled person who can't find a space. Why would anyone begrudge them?

Seriously OP? I think her story is very sadly believable and probably depressingly common. Even as someone who doesn't have a blue badge it's noticeable how often those spaces are full even if the rest of the carpark is empty.

You surely can't begrudge someone with a disability with or without a blue badge a P&C space? The shop certainly wouldn't.

You're not covering yourself in glory here.

The OP only wants them to be used for children of an age she has determined is appropriate. So, yes, very entitled and ridiculous.

Nah, it’s part of the social contract that we just all get on with life and only use them if we need them. As others say, you can’t tell this by looking at them. And remember, they are mainly a marketing ploy by the store. We notice stuff depending on the life stage we are at - taking my elderly frail mum shopping who isn’t actually disabled but can’t walk far is just as much hassle as a baby. But no adaptations as she isn’t likely to spend as much as a busy young mother.

How did we manage with DTs before such things as Parent and Child spaces were the norm?

Entitled to want spaces to be used for the people they’re designed for?

YABVU & extremely entitled