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?

nickschick poking harmless fun. I thought your statement was absolutely hilarious in a weird way but we all (me of course included) say things that are weird from time to time.

weird??? moi?? never

Nickschick... that's the funniest thing I've read in a long time...

if i make it in the 'round up' cos of a simple dressing error ill be lmao ill be forever known as knicker chick lolol

mother and child spaces should be plentiful but at the arse end of the supermarket carpark. Then we would have plenty of space, it would be safer and no one would steal the spaces.
Only disabled drivers need to have spaces close to their final destination

:) I actually hate Mother and Baby parking spaces and really don't see the need for them (and yes I do have kids), I see it as it was my choice to have kids so why should I expect special treatment when I go to the shops. I just see it as a marketing ploy by the supermarkets.

I don't see there being any 'I'm single, so will be in and out of the shop quicker and 'probably' have a flash sports car, as I can spend my money on me, so please don't dent my car with your shopping trolley' spaces :o

Flower in some supermarkets you will not be able to take the child out of the car. Visit Morrisons where I live. You will have the most fun time.

I see no reason at all for parents parking spaces. I do all the shopping for a family of 4 and one dog on my own and hate never even having the chance to be able to park near the shop. Furthermore the supermarket is then full of squarking babies / toddlers in tolleys who would obviously be happier somewhere else, and the parents take ages getting through the check out because of having to attend to them. I really think that where there are two parents one of them should be doing something constructive with the children while the other does the shopping. I didn't take either of my sons into a supermarket until they could help me with the shopping. I'd like some nice big designated parking spaces for people who are shopping alone and buying lots of stuff, right outside the supermarket door.

My disabled parents do this at the local supermarket. But they do this because some of the parent and toddler parking spaces are closer to the shop than the disabled parking spaces. My SIL and brother who have children with the youngest being 8, think this is terrible. They always park in the parent and toddler spaces!

I've never been that bothered by the P&C parking spaces, as my parking skills are nonexistent and I prefer to be at the arse-end of the car park where there aren't so many punters hanging around pissing themselves watching me trying to manoeuvre into the space. I'm too anal to leave the car parked skewiff across the lines, so the process can take a few minutes if there are no twat-friendly spaces available. I have noticed, though, that there's a much higher proportion of shit parking in the Waitrose car park than in Morrisons. Any explanations for this phenomenon? It's not caused by bigger vehicles in Waitrose.

I never parked in them before I had kids. I don't understand why people without kids hate them so. The first time I went out with my DS after a C-Section, I had to climb through the boot of the car with baby and car seat. Someone had parked so close to me that I couldn't get the baby in the car (I drive a small car). Now my DS is three, it's not an issue.

I did (politely - I am extremely shyly polite in these sorts of things) challenge a guy who parked in one without children. He got very aggressive though, and insisted that because he had an (empty) child's car seat in the back it meant it was fine ... very aggressive, lots of swear words. All a bit scary.

I dont get arsy if someone challenges me about parking in them

i just smile and say there are lots of spaces at the far end of the car park if you are worried about opening car doors wide :)