parent and child bays

[fairy1303]

Our local supermarket is always rammed. I have often had trouble finding a space. There are some parent and child bays and these are great when I have to take the baby - you need the extra space for the buggy and to be close to the supermarket etc etc.

Today when parking in them, the woman next to me sprung out completely childless.

I know I shouldn't get so annoyed sleep deprived and am anticipating biscuits galore - but she was still parked there when I left and I really wanted to let the supermarket know!

There were other spaces btw, just a bit further away.

I have to confess: I recently parked in a P&C space without DD in tow. Genuine, genuine error; I'm so used to having her with me that it was automatic. Felt very bad. Fortunately no one threatened to knock my block off.

Mrs Buckett Are you serious? This thread has made you more determined to have a go at people like me? (Dawndonna's dd). You would approach a 17 year old, in a wheelchair and tell her off for using a P&C space, despite having a blue badge and without knowing anything about the disabilities of said person. Bring it on, the only person you will embarrass is yourself. Although I have to admit that I am shocked that you are happily announcing that you may have a go at someones last trip out before they die, the only trip out that month for another person, the chance to do a rare bit of shopping for themselves for another. You really should be ashamed of yourself for your really quite unbelievably selfish approach to something that isn't actually a right, but a privilege. So called benefit scroungers show less of a sense of entitlement than that, but hey ho, you have to live with yourself.

Oh, and I don't mean that benefit scroungers do show a sense of entitlement, it was the mumsnet posse coming into play!

Some people's views are beyond belief Dawndonna's DD but I do think they are in the minority.

Parent and child bays are only next to the doors because car parks are so poorly designed. In our tescos there are no dedicated walkways- you have to walk along the roadway, dodging reversing cars and people looking for spaces

fairy I got my blue badge a few months ago. The assessor and I discussed the option of a 1 year or 3 year badge and she went for the latter in the end. I have a long-term condition but it is fluctuating and can be gotten under control by medication - although it hasn't yet - hence the discussion between 1 year and 3 year badges. I just asked my mum who was with me and she confirmed that I was not remembering incorrectly, we definitely talked about it.

Just to throw a spanner in the works, ds has just been awarded a BB until 2015 - so a 2 year badge!

1. Cars used to be narrower than they are now.
2. People weren't as dependent on out of town shopping for day to day needs.
3. Most women now work whereas previously a smaller proportion did, leaving less time for chores.

Which is why they are useful. But the reason they are there is

1. It's the families wot spend da massive dosh so supermarkets like to suck up a bit to their big spenders, getting them in the habit of visiting a particular chain early on.