...to get p'd off by parent and child parking

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3 points:

1. Parents with children over, say, 7/8 should not use pc parking
2. Elderly/disabled people should not use pc parking
3. People should not park in pc parking if they are not getting out with their child, i.e. other parent is popping in.
4. Parents should not park in disabled spaces.

Do you, would you ever say anything? I am too wimpy so just complaining on here instead...

Oh yeah and Morrisons in Paignton (right next to the zoo - hell yeah I'll name and shame) has P&T spaces closer than the blue badge spaces.

So that's nice isn't it.

I know that Morrisons Glitter. Saturday afternoon in August.

Fuck fuck fuckety fuck... Oops wrong thread ...HOUSE!

could save all the whining if they just made every space as large as a p&c space. I mean when it comes down to it you will probably only lose 3 or 4 spaces at most per row.

I think mainly YANBU.
Disabled people should always take precedence over parents with small children but p and c spaces are there to make life easier for parents with small children, especially more than one small child.
I think when you have small children anything that makes life easier is a bonus and so people shouldn't abuse p and c spaces by parking in them because they can't be bothered to walk any further. The regular spaces are so small that it can be difficult to manage a small toddler or car seat with baby. It's just tricky to open the door widely enough, especially if the car next to you has parked three cms away from your door.

So whilst I never think it is the end of the world if I cant park in a p and c space it does annoy me if I see people without small children using them. I also think once your child is a bit older you probably don't really need them. They are just a help and let's face it shopping with small children is horrific enough without having to try and manhandle them in through the other side of the car because you can't get the door open on the side where their car seat is.

In an ideal world nobody would take children to a supermarket.

And I wouldn't mind if they were actually at the back of the car park. It isn't the distance to the shop that is the problem, it is the fact the other spaces are so narrow!

This is true sparkling

Parking aside, taking children to the supermarket is grim IMO. Mine are 9 and 12 and they still hate it.

Sparkling guess where we holidayed last Aug.....

I do tend to get home delivery if I can. Three autistic kids + supermarket = hell on earth for me and for everyone else in there.

Having to use Sainsbos though as boycotting tesco and ASDA

It was so busy Glitter we came out with a loaf of bread and a cricket set.

Cappy!!! how did you find out? are you keeping tabs on me??

Bella. Totes Mrs, totes.

Yippee - P & C thread. Yes I agree with you OP. As I have said before I shout at (I mean politely point out the error of their ways to) people who use P & C without a kid.....!!! Once your kid is over 7 there is no need to use these. As well as p & C and Disabled though, I wish supermarkets would have a "i'm a bit of a Cr** parker and need a space with lots of room" section too.....

Hubby and me took our 1 yr old to the supermarket yesterday morning (she loves going and loves sitting in the trolley seat at the moment) and we parked in the P&C section. At the same time another car pulled up to the bay next to us - a woman got out, obviously a parent as there was a child seat in the back, but no kid to be seen. I remarked to hubby in a loud voice - "Don't you just love people who use P&C parking when they have no kid with them?"

Does this make me a bad person? . A little sticky P&C permit in your windscreen doesn't entitle you to always park there unless you need to! And in any case, Tesco P&C permits are only meant for use up until your kid is 4.

They shouldn't put parent and child parking so close to the store. You just need to have enough room to open the doors completely to access children in car seats, and a safe pathway up to the store, ie not need to walk on the road way. Doesn't really matter how long the path is, it just needs to be safe.

SuzysZoo Some do have these.. you have to look carefully, but our local Sainsbury's has extra wide spaces at the back of the car park, right next to a path straight to the front door as well

ALWAYS empty though.

I wouldn't have a problem with someone with a disability using a P&c space if there were no disabled spaces available, but agree that people who have no/ older children should not use them. I do tend to say something and if I get abuse then i park across the back of their car and block them in the space, wrong? maybe but immensely satisfying