To moan at a man parked in parent & child bay when he was clearly childless!!

[Nannyto2]

Had a lovely moan at a man parked in a parent & child bay today at a supermarket!! He told me to f**k off as he could park there as it was the first space he saw and he has a daughter at home!!!!

Carpark attendant saw the incident and told me I was out of order!!! As a result of this idiotic man parked in that space I had to struggle to get a infant carseat out of a 3door car in a normal space.

Was I unreasonable to have a go at the man??

Sorry for the long post

Usual is right though. It's not common.

Can we all stop saying mangled by birth pliz

Pickles: No

It's just common decency, sorry but that's why it boils down to. If you are a person who genuinely couldn't give a rats ass about others then fair enough, there's no changing people like that and no point in even trying.

What is it with supermarkets that bring out the worst in people?

I was on crutches a few years ago, DP dropped me off outside the entrance at our local Tescos - bloody hell the outrage from the 2 cars behind, forced to wait literally minutes while I got out of the car I deliberately took my time after one of them beeped their horn, wanker

So what some of you are saying is your struggle due to giving birth is worse than someone else's struggle caused by something else? I have been struggling with my knee since I was 13, sometimes I need that extra space or to not have to walk as far to the shop so I will carry on parking in p and c spaces when I feel I need to. People can judge all they like!

After reading all the replies I've come to the conclusion that maybe I shouldn't of confronted the man but hey ho I did!

Those of you saying why cant I take the child out of seat - he's 7 months old, literally just dropped off after a restless night and hardly any sleep.

I'd have been fined for parking over two bays - happened before!!

To all of you who park in the bays with out children really need to learn some manners

FeakAndWeeble

Are you for fucking real?

What's the difference between P+C spaces and blue badge spaces?

Seriously?

Ok, well if it's that fucking complicated, I'll tell you what the difference is:

P+C spaces are invented by the marketing department of the supermarket to entice you in with your child benefit to buy frigging nappies.

Blue badge spaces are for people who have serious mobility issues, other disabilities, or who are unable to walk longer distances.

It's not difficult.

I've never been fined but they must just feel a bit sorry for me when they see the pitiful effort at parking I make.

Parent and child spaces won't exist after 2014 in England, they'll still have them in Wales and Scotland until 2016.

Freak, it is not a "courtesy" to provide a disabled space, it is the law!

You won't have been fined. I was an invoice. Unless it's a local authority car park, they can't issue legally binding tickets, only invoices. To make their money, they rely on people not realising this.

To all of you who park in the bays with out children really need to learn some manners

You need to mind your own fucking business.

I wasn't an invoice, it was an invoice.

He obviously knew he was in the wrong, otherwise he wouldn't have said 'fuck off' - challenged people always say that when they know they have no other defense for their selfish behaviour.

Sadly though, a lot of people are incredibly selfish.

Quite, Shelly.

They've taken a few away round by me already. In a retail park I go to.

I didn't realise that why are they going out if interest?

Too much fighting in the carparks?

As it is so difficult for some many mothers to go shopping, why don't they use the Internet?

I have to, I am still suffering from SPD 16 years later, can't walk unaided and have a Blue badge so shopping alone is out of the question.

I am puzzled, why make life difficult for yourselves?

Why the aggression shellyboobs? Sounds like this thread has touched a nerve with you!

ShellyBoobs I didn't ask what the difference between the spaces was, I asked what the difference is between showing courtesy to people with disabilities, and to those who may have greater needs than you. If you are courteous enough not to park in a disabled space I would imagine you'd have the courtesy not to park in a p&c space unecessarily. But this thread shows otherwise. Do you only respect disabled spaces because it's the law? That says a lot about you. Mind you, the ignorant nature of your post says it already. HTH.

So i need to mind my business because people dont have the basic manners to let someone who needs extra room to get children out of car do so without bashing other cars or struggling. Took me over 5mins to remove the seat today - a job i could of done in 1min if i had the room.

I've just remembered that my mums local (small independent) supermarket has 'special needs parking' The name always makes me chuckle but it's marked as being for p&c but also people with temp illness/ disability/ mobility problems etc. Basically for anyone who would struggle a bit for whatever reason parking further away io in a smaller space. Again, not enforceable, would those of you who park in p & c feel differently about this?

I agree though that P&T spaces cannot in any way be compared with disabled spaces. But if they are going to be abused what is the point in having them?

I've never,ever been in a supermarket and the p&c spaces have been the only spaces left.There are always hoards of other spaces(although you'd never know given the aggressive attitude of some car drivers) so it's just blatant selfishness and laziness on the part of people using them.

Disabled spaces quite rightly are covered by law,anybody who needs a disabled space will have a badge so really nobody else actually needs to or should use P&C spaces-it's called common courtesy and thinking of others.

Staggered at how selfish and just plain nasty people can be. The same sort of people who won't let people pull out of side roads(because they don't have to),who won't clear their table of rubbish in a fast food restaurant(because they don't have to),who don't hold doors open(because they don't have to).....

Happily I know my dc are being taught kindness and know that the reason we don't park in P&C spaces is now they're big we don't need them and others need them more.

There is no point in them perception.

How do you know he didn't need the extra room?

You still haven't answered my early question - why did you park in a space you knew would mean you would struggle rather than going to somewhere with an empty space next to the side the car seat was on meaning no struggle to get the seat out?