To be annoyed that old people park in mother & child spaces?

[olimpia]

There are never enough mother & child parking spaces where I shop - be it supermarket or shopping centre - so I've started to notice who is actually parked in those spaces. Well, I've noticed it's mostly old people with no children. The other day I was so annoyed by this that I confronted an old man parked in a mother &. child space at Morrisons having a fag in his car while his wife did the shopping. He got very angry and basically said that he had more right than me to park near the entrance because his wife had arthritis. This is not the first time that I see older people without kids abuse the parking facilities for mothers with young children. In fact it happens all the time and supermarket staff just turn a blind eye!
I have a three month old baby and a large car so really struggle to park in regular size spaces and take the buggy out. But AIBU?

It's 'Parent & Child Parking Bingo' Yippee. Poorly person in space, tick. Large car, tick, staff don't care, tick. Getting knickers in a twist about nothing....Tick.

Or park further from the entrance and walk?

Why ridiculous? There must be a reason why those spaces are for parents with young children!

Good lord, this place is worse than nethuns for M&C parking rage!

27 and park in them with no kids
you'd fucking hate me.

Oh deary deary me! Are you sure you want to do this?

I'd like some popcorn please........and let the games begin!

Puts kettle on.

So the elderly lady with arthritis who is in pain and has difficulty walking, she is supposed to struggle and be in pain because you can't park a big car?

I think you'll find, in about 1 year and 9 months time, getting a screaming, hitting, biting, generally tantruming 2 year old in and out of the car in a normal space is way harder than a baby....

I'd like some popcorn please, if you're sharing

I have Frisps

i did momentarily get annoyed by this the other day when it happened to me and then thought well - if they are genuinely disabled/infirm and all the disabled spaces are taken then of course I would rather I was inconvenienced than have a disabled person struggle. It can be a pain though esp if you have a pregnant tummy too - I only go to one particular branch of supermarket because they have hundreds of parent spaces. Don't go to waitrose - lots of oldies and v few parent spaces!

Or I sometimes park miles away at the other end of the car park so that you have a free space either side of your car cos no one else parks there.

I park right outside the doors when im with my baby,in the porchy bit if its raining.
I just mow anyone down who gets in my way.

Excellent. It's been, what, two weeks..?

Get a smaller car and then get a life .

The sign should say:
Mother, Father, Grandparent or Carer and Child or Children under 2 years old parking ONLY. No elderly, disabled or other person can park here. Failure to comply will result in a squabble on MN

I think one problem with parent and child places is that they put them too near the shop entrance so disabled people are tempted to see them as an extension of disabled parking.
When I had young kids I didn't need to be near the entrance. there was nothing wrong with my walking ability. What I needed was the extra space to get the kids in and out and preferably to be near a pavement and some trollies. Put the spaces away from the entrance.

I hate when the neighbour's cat poops in my M&C parking space.

Mayor REALLY!!!

Because the person with arthritis can get a blue badge and legally park in the disabled spaces
Anyway what's so upsetting about my post?

Why is it a problem?

[bisquit]
I prefer a good dog thread

NO THE problem with P+C spaces is that they EXIST causing seemingly sane women and men to turn into veil entitled hateful pisswitches

No, thd average elderly person cannot get a blue badge!! There is a difference between old age and restricted movement, and disability!