To want to have a mad rant about people who park in mother and baby parking spaces

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Why, just why? its not so much that the spaces are closer to the shops but the extra space they give you means the buggy can go next to the car while unloading all the shopping, instead of leaving the baby near the road.

People are so unreasonable to park in them just because they are close to the shops, I so want to shout at people with no kids who use them but so far I havent..... have you?

What about a person that has parked in the parent and baby space as their baby/child is already in the supermarket etc. Thus the space beiong needed upon their return together? You cannot always know that the driver is being thoughtless/breaking the rules of the carpark can you?

It really fucking annoys me, i have suicide doors so need the space to get ds2 out of his seat.
I couldnt care less if they were at the back of the car park, aybe people wouldnt park there then, i just need to space not the distance to the door.

They are usually parked in by old people in micras, or fat middle aged women who, quite frankly, could do with the walk!

I know. It's amazing what people will do so that they are one whole car length closer to the supermarket doors

I now park at the farthest corner of the car park. Practically alone out there, while people are circling the row closest to the doors. Lots of room to swing the doors open.

And I can take 2 (very prone to legging it!) children and a trolley back to the car. S'not hard.

My advice to people is always park as far away from the entrance as you can. Much easier.

Oh, meant to add I don't know how big people think supermarket car parks are that it is such a trial to go from the far end of one!

This again. These spaces do not exist in Holland. And yet we manage. From this site all these spaces seem to do is wind people up since it appears no parent & qualified child ever seem to have them.

Hello hecate

Can i ask you a question?

What haoppened at Cleethorpes? My son is blind and autistic xxx

A five minute walk to get a trolley? Where on earth are you shopping?

Cleethorpes, is there something you haven't told me Hecate?...

course I've told you Bella. I think I have anyway

Youaretoonice - my youngest son decided to spend the day yelling "NAKED. I'M NAKED. HELP ME. HELP ME I'M NAKED. I'M NAKED. HELP ME. HELP ME..."

He rather alarmed a lot of people who could hear a small child yelling that they were naked and they needed help.

he did it all day long.

I am sure you can imagine how much fun that was

PumpkinBones Wed 06-Apr-11 15:17:15
'You don't need to get the trolley down the side of the car though - I don't understand this'.

Yes I do. I have a 3 door hatchback and need to put the shopping in the passenger footwell/on the passenger seat as the buggy is in the boot. I don't need the buggy in the supermarket but do to get the shopping back to my house the other end. Unless I do two or three trips whilst holding DD in the carseat. I can't park anywhere near my front door. I'm considering shopping on the internet tbh as it's all a huge PITA!

Yes, I HATE it with a passion. Sometimes I "have a word", and then I get SUPER pissed off becuase who ever it is (normally young lads, which is a shame because I know loads of young lads who wouldn't ever do this) start swearing back and calling you lazy or some such.

ARGH. Makes me want to take a hammer to their windows.

I do recognise that it isn't the same as disabled parking, and it isn't a right. I is just upsetting that others aren't more considerate, because it realyl does make life easier than juggling ds on hip/locking him in the car where he can't see me whilst I wrestle with the shopping!

I should add, though, that I don't have a huge problem with walking from the far end of the car park as long as there's space.

YANBU

There are four types of P&C space users that make me want to scream

1. People with no children
2. People with older children capable of getting in and out of the car themsleves
3. People that will leave one adult and children in the car whilst they do the shopping
4. People that have an empty car seat

I am heavily pregnant, have a toddler and a just 5yo, I have a nightmare getting them out//in the car as it is, never mind when I have to squeeze into a regular space when all P&C spaces are full, and at least half them full with people mentioned above.

There is no need for p&C spaces

For me it's nothing to do with distance to the shop... my local supermarket has them quite a distance from the entrance actually

loulou
and if anyone says anything I say having kids doesnt make you disabled

Not sure I get this - no-one here, or indeed supermarkets by having "Parent and Child" spaces claim that having kids makes you disabled - thats why they are called parent and child spaces, not disabled. The extra space around the car is for getting children and babies in and out of car seats, not because of any physical disability.

But altinkum if parked in the regular space it's impossible (for me at least) to open the door wide enough to get the baby in.... especailly if it's in a car seat.

I don't think we need them, they are a luxury but like anything, you just get used to using them. I remember when my two were tiny and I had hurt my back, it was so much easier to fling the door open and pop them in without a big long walk (which I would happily do normally). A man came back to his Porsche 911 parked next to me. I was very PMTish so snapped that he "seemed to had forgotton something....oh, your child" when he replied "no, here she is" following at a distance with her mum! I was very apologetic and haven't (much) judged since!

fanillafudge - my local Asda is like your local shopto, its great as they generally are only used then by people who need them, although you do get the drivers in fancy sports cars who obviously dont want to risk their fancy cars possibly hit by a close car door.

If it was up to me I would make the entire car park like parent and child spaces so everyone could have more room around their car, yes it would reduce the amount of spaces but generally car parks are never full, apart from Christmas. And still have the disabled spaces nearest the shop but police them better to stop lazy folk using them up at the expense of people who need them.

hecate pmsl!

ooh such joy they bring! also the [blushes] xxx

The fancy sports cars round here just park across two spaces

what did people do before buggies and cars? or before mother and baby spaces? were there loads of baby related injuries? and do you refuse to go on holiday to countries that don't have them due to the additional risk?

why don't they have "i'm buying something really bulky" spaces? or "i'm driving my granny who walks with a stick" spaces? or "i just think my needs are more important than yours" spaces?

As a mum of twins (same for parents with siblings close in age) it isn't safe when on my own to put the buggie at the back of the car whilst getting out and the spaces are so close that it's almost impossible to open the doors wide enough to access the baby seat properly without banging into the car parked next to you.

I have on more than one occasions shamed a drived into moving when it's obvious they have no child in the car.

I use them all the time before I had ds and after.

Also park there when I am on my own.

So shoot me.