AIBU to tell people off who park in parent & child spaces but have no children with them?

[Ameybee]

This does my head in when I'm struggling to get 2 kids out the car in a normal space yet some idiot without kids is parked in the child space!!

I told a lady off today! I said 'do you know this is a parent & child space?' She said 'yeah' I replied 'so you're just being inconsiderate then?' She thought about it then made up some bullshit about her child being 'down there, in that shop!!' - she had just driven in!!! Clearly lying. So, would you say something to someone!???

Going back to sirzy's comment about supermarkets fining people for misusing their spaces...

I had to pop into Tesco when I was looking after my DGodchild and so because I had a small child, parked in the parent and child area which is like a little car park area separate from the big carpark, no closer to the store however... DGodchild didn't bolt or anything but I liked that I had him in a "parents only" area. I decided the other drivers would be more vigilant when driving in and out and therefore safer"

We shopped. We left.

I received a bloody fine on my windscreen. A £60 fine I think. For "improper use" not because I didn't have a child with me. Because I wasn't a member of the Tesco parent and child club therefore wasn't permitted to park there.

Cunts.

Being only 20 at the time I naively paid the fine. Something 9years later I would not do without a bloody fight.

Patent and child spaces are all well and good but if you can't open your door, park further away where there is undoubtedly more space. I'm a skinny bitch with an old car. I take nothing but delight in parking within the lines next to expensive badly parked (juuuuust over the line taking up just part of another space) cars that are on the doorstep of a shop. I can get out fine without touching their car and I have no qualms about smiling sweetly and discussing their parking ability and choices with anyone who deems themselves important enough to have a pop at me. (Never do it with kids however in case expensive car owner has a filthy command of the English language)

"I'm sorry, my car is parked perfectly within the allocated space, I don't understand your problem. Are you implying that your improperly parked vehicle is somehow my fault?"

...you must be very proud of yourself.

Indeed, I am.

You don't have to pay supermarket fines - they can't enforce them. The only fines that are are those issued by the council.

So you go into Tesco, you spend money in the store, and they think they have the right to 'fine' you for the privilege? . I think I would be writing them a very sharp letter basically telling them to 'go to hell'.

I reckon Shelly is the bloke with the twatty mid range car who looked like he was going to punch me when I asked him (politely) if he knew they were P&T spaces.

...the bloke with the twatty mid range car

Snob and entitled cunt at the same time?

I park in them at the moment, I never ever park in disabled spaces.

I have a breastfed baby who screams for me the minute I leave the house, sometimes I run to shop for a sanity break, I park in the first space I find so I can get back as quickly as possible.

Haven't read full thread but YANBU!!! its a safety issue. they are always by safe walkways into the shops. much safer to have parents/Prams/toddler s negotiating busy carparks. not. and yes, you ARE thoughtless (insert swear word) people if you use them and are not entitled

they are always by safe walkways into the shops

no they arent

they arent by safe walkways here

yes they are

no they aren't

yes they are

muuum she hit me

she started it

no I didn't she did

etc etc etc fingers in ears la la la

Nice shelleyboobs I feel so much better when I struggle to keep my two special needs dc safe while I struggle to get my baby out because you basically dont give a fuck.

I have no issues with someone old or who has limited mobilty taking a space its just people who do because they dont care but I would be happy with the disabled spaces for lower disabilities being given instead of mum and baby but unfortunatly they wont do it.

I agree Maryz.

Crawling - the point is that you need a particular space because of your circumstances.

The vast majority of parents don't need a special parking space but some feel incredibly entitled to one simply because they've reproduced.

If you're struggling to get your children out safely, your situation won't be helped by PFB spaces being full up with the cars of parents of children who are perfectly capable of using a standard space.

You should be given access to blue badge spaces or the PFB spaces at supermarkets should be relabelled as spaces for people with limited mobility or other issues which require them to have a larger space. That way the spaces would get far more respect from people as they would be seen as genuinely needed.

PFB spaces are a marketing ploy. Supermarkets know that if they don't provide them, they might lose business to other supermarkets, and in general people shopping with children tagging along spend more money when they shop.

The higher people's earnings, the more they spend (in general) too. Supermarkets would probably be just as happy to pander to high earners with nice spaces marked up us "40k+ salary only" but it wouldn't go down so well, would it.

I totally agree with shellyboobs.

' in general people shopping with children tagging along spend more money when they shop.'

Yep - my shopping bill goes up 15-20% when I have dd with me!!

I find that the same thing happens when I take dh shopping with me, lottieandmia!

Crawling - if your dc get LRM then you can still get a blue badge from the council - I think you will just need to provide evidence of needs. And of course, a lot of kids with mobility problems due to mental impairment are entitled to HRM anyway.