to think the expectant mothers parking spaces in asda will cause a few thread bun fights

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didnt know they existed tbh but surely they are more open to abuse than the disabled and mum and baby ones? Should be interesting.

Some big hypermarkets have this in Belgium - perfect. Only thing they use a dummy or bottle to indicate them plus they are pink! One carpark has ladies only parking right next to the lifts - gret idea imho

Binfull the frauenparkplatz is probably more a safety measure than a women can't walk far thing I'd have thought?

At my local sainsburys, the car park is huge.. and very badly lit.

I often have to go at ten pm after work, and as I am not disabled, with my children, or any other special case.. I have to park quite far away from the store. And then walk past rows and rows of empty spaces.....

Now there will be even more spaces which I am not meant to use.

I pondered the idea just now about suggesting "lone woman" parking near the front of the store.. but that would just make a woman on her own a target to anyone who is watching her or the car...

I used to park further away from the store when I went shopping. I did this so there was less chance of not being able to get into the car.

I decided this after parking in the middle of the car park one day. Parked straight in the middle of the space I might add. When I returned to my car the cars parked on either side were at an angle over the lines on each side. The only ways to get into the car were to sidle up to door ans partially open it. This would have been difficult without a bump or climb in the boot and climb over the seats. Neither I could do with my bump, sore back and hips at 30 weeks. Each weeks shop after that I parked in the very last space so that there wasn't a parking space to the side of the driver's door. That is last space furthest away from the store.

Do you seriously not park in m and b spaces at 10pm? I would no question, there arent exactly hoards of toddlers in the supermarket then

I think supermarkets should just designate a certain area of the car park with large spaces and call it the 'bad parkers' area

Then people who have a need, any need could park there and others would be too embarassed to park there

Sod that charliesmummy. If you're going after 10pm then you should park in the parent and child bay. Can't imagine there will be many people with small children out shopping then.

the one good thing is we will now have the pregnant mother bay threads on here.

It was ME who parked in the Expectant Mother space and told the OP about it!! Now it's All Over AIBU!!!

Oh good grief. Pregnancy parking? Seriously? What about hangover parking? Tired after a late night parking? Got a bit of a cold parking? Depressed parking? Retired parking?

I don't see where this will end. Disabled parking - clearly needed and appropriate. Parent and child parking - I'm pretty iffy on this one to be honest.
Pregnancy parking - a bit too much in my view.

In the olden days they had grocery delivery too. Oh wait...

Anyway, once, just once I parked in a parent and child space when I shouldn't have. I was about 36 weeks and looked like a whale. I was only going to the cashpoint which was right in front of the space. I reasoned that most people wouldn't dare challenge me looking like that!

Silly idea pregnant people don't need a space any closer to the store than anybody else.

Not closer maybe, but a wider space was rather handy for me towards the end...

Yes I would agree security, as they rend to be near exits and security cameras but it doesn't explain why they are bigger!

Also this car park closes at 6pm and is locked.

Incidences for threat or harm in car parks is no greater than any other place. And this is Switzerland!

I agree it is like having a lone woman here sign on your head. If someone did decide to attack in a car park you'd just followed the conveniently placed signs.

I didn't have a car when pg/had a baby (in fact hardly ever had use of one until DD was 18mths, she's 21mths now.

It was FINE.

However temporary blue badges for people with severe SPD, undergoing major treatment etc would be really useful.

Christ, it was only a joke!

Okay how about this? Expectant mothers who are rendered virtually immobile/in agony by their pregnancy get a temporary blue badge?

Cars that are parked in parent/child allocated spaces who arent carrying children have had stickers slapped all over them, and the drivers given verbal abuse from other shoppers...

wouldn't it just be easier to give a pregnant woman who was huge (as I was) or in considerable pain etc a temporary disabled pass to use some of the empty disabled spaces nearest the door? Because that is what i was, temporarily disabled.

Then why aren't you internet shopping charliesmommy? The answer to your prayers I would have thought...

People who are in severe pain, or have temporary disabilities which affect them walking, really shouldnt be driving either.

If they are driven to the supermarket, then the driver could drive them up to the doors, let them out, then go park in an ordinary space, then collect them at the doors again after they have finished shopping.