Another parking one

[ReRegRhonda]

Me and my disabled mother recently went to the shops. I was also heavily pregnant at the time. We couldn't find a disabled space so we parked in a parent and child space and left her blue badge out. A lady with a child in the back of her car stopped and shouted at us 'where is your child!' Were we being unreasonable to park there? Should we have found a normal space or waited for a disabled space to come up?

[ElementaryMyDear]

Of course you weren't. There's nothing enforceable about parent and child spaces, and clearly both of you had greater need of the space. Supermarkets could solve this type of problem simply by putting parent and child spaces further away from the shop.

[LetTilikumGo]

YANBU - it's perfectly ok to park there with a blue badge if there are no disabled bays free. And lots of pregnant women seem to use parent and child bays when they need space to open the door fully. So fine on both counts if you ask me!

[CheddarGorgeous]

Well, I suppose technically you should have waited but I don't think that any normal, sane, compassionate person would have judged you.

Ignore the arseholes, hope it didn't upset you or your mum.

[Eminybob]

Nope. Absolutely fine to park there. Disability trumps parent and child. And I'm a big advocate of p&c spaces used legitimately.

[FishWithABicycle]

Heavily pregnant counts as parent with child in my book.but ignore the ignorant anyway, you do not have to justify yourself to random strangers.

[Wait4nothing]

Disability wins any parking space - doesn't matter where it is. But if in your shoes I would have just pointed at bump and asked if stranger would like their car door scratched when you couldn't get out the car because of your baby! What a weirdo!

[MiddleAgedandConfused]

YANBU - you did have a child with you!

[RealityCheque]

Sorry, p&c spaces are NOT interchangeable with disabled ones. What on earth possesses folk to think they are? Neither are they for pregnant ladies.

I personally wouldn't have cared, but you should NOT feel entitled to park there. YAB(a bit)U

[JawannaDrink]

She is entitled to park there though, anyone is. And anyone who thinks someone with a kid is more in need than an older disabled person is a twat who should be made to park in a special twat space.

[TestingTestingWonTooFree]

Your child was on board and your mother is disabled. You win.

[Fluffyears]

I would have pointed at my bump shouting 'it's not wind it's a baby!'

[gamerwidow]

Blue badges imo can park anywhere they like as long as they do so safely. P&c spaces a nicety not a necessity.

[hazeyjane]

Supermarkets can fine whoever they want for parking in a space they have deemed being for parents and children if they feel they don't meet the criteria (including people with disabilities).

However the fines are unenforceable, and anyone who thinks that people with disabilities shouldn't be able to park in a parent and child space, is an arsehat.

[CarriesBucketOfBlood]

YANB in the slightest U. RealityCheque you are right, they are not interchangeable. In fact a disabled person trumps someone with a child every time.

What on earth possess folk to think their baby has more need than a disabled person?

[Pengweng]

Blue badge trumps children. Plus I see no reason for a pregnant women to not use parent and child spaces. I wouldn't have had an issue and she is a twat.

[TheFairyCaravan]

A woman had a pop at me for parking in a P&T space using my Blue Badge last week. Interestingly she waited until DS1, who is in the army and built like a brick shit house, went to take the trolley back!

Reality I park in P&T spaces whenever I can't find a BB space. I've done it for years and will continue to do so. I don't care what you think about it tbh, imo a disabilty trumps having a child every time.

[ihavenonameonhere]

Disability is far more important than PandC spots. Stupid woman

[HoneyDragon]

My local Sainsburys direct BB holders to P&C spaces when BB spaces are full.

My MiL still got a mouthful of abuse after being directed to one and parking in it from a charming woman who wanted the space for herself.

[Welshmaenad]

No, p&c spaces are not 'interchangeable' with BB ones, as in people with children should feel free to park in disabled spaces.

However, someone with a blue badge can park wherever the fuck is most convenient and helpful for them - bb space, p&c space, wherever. And anyone who takes issue with that can volunteer to have a leg amputated or break their spine and be a martyr about parking if they want to lead by example.

Disability trumps 'accompanied by offspring', in the mind of anyone who isn't a cunt.

[Floralnomad]

YANBU , my dd and my mum both have blue badges and we often use P &C spaces if the disabled are full up - realityCheque , don't be so ridiculous !

[FuzzyWizard]

You were perfectly entitled to park there as you had a Blue Badge.

[MaidOfStars]

Is your Mum's disability visible? Could the lady see the BB?

Anyway, I think a BB holder should be able to park wherever they want (providing they don't cause a hazard).