Disabled parking in mother & child space

[CommanderShepherd]

disabilitynow.org.uk/2010/03/04/not-all-childs-play/

Firstly I want to say that I have never parked in a disabled space. having recently become a mother, the parent & child spaces are freaking awesome! I have a doona car seat which is also a pram, which means I have to lift ds and car seat in and out when we use it. Not too much hassle but I need room to get him in and out. I was curious if I could park in disabled space if parent and child was full (I honestly wasn't sure if it was illegal or just bad car etiquette) and came across this article. As per the article, do you think it's hypocritical that disabled can park in a parent and child space? Someone was actually finned by a supermarket for doing so.

I'm not sure where I stand on this issue, obviously I would never rob someone who has a hard time walking etc a space closer to the store, although it would bug me if there was disabled spaces free and they chose to use a p&c space.

Anyhoo, he's a pic of my ds being cute to distract the folk that will call me an evil cow for even thinking about it

There have been quite a few disableist < sp> threads in the last few weeks. Sad really that in 2017 there are still so many dickheads spouting this shit.
As my dad one said " you want my parking space? Do you want my heart condition as well"
Legislation is in place to give people with disabilities a crack at having an even playing field with able bodied people, ffs .

X post, zombie thread

Sad really that in 2017 there are still so many dickheads spouting this shit

well this one was posted in 2016 to be fair

You're ignorant Op, to even consider that it may be OK to park in a disabled bay under any circumstances. So although I am not going to call you an 'evil cow' for even thinking about it, you are coming from a place of ignorance.

The question is: are you wilfully ignorant? Or are you prepared to educate yourself?

I don't understand how anyone can think they are entitled to use a disabled bay and thereby risk making a disabled person's life harder. Or how parents of small children can think that their situation is in any way comparable to that of disabled people (who did not choose their disabilities).

You will have a few years of relative inconvenience until your children grow bigger; I have a 16-year-old DS who is wheelchair bound and has severe learning difficulties. As he gets bigger, getting around gets more & more challenging.

If we can't find a disabled bay because they are already full (typically, some with cars not displaying blue badges) then we have to try to find one with space at the side so we can get DS out and unload his wheelchair…if we can't find a suitable one then we can't do our shopping.

So if you park in a disabled bay then you risk causing us major problems, and if you don't have a problem with that then you are beyond help.

Zombie zombie zombie zombie 👻

But while I'm here, Yvonnewenz, not being able to get your kid in the car is "the worst experience ever"? Worse than being disabled and not being able to shop because you can't find appropriate parking thanks to entitled twats who would compare the inconvenience of having to walk in the cold to having an actual disability?

Did you revive a zombie thread just for your disablist signalling, Yvonnewenz?

Must be bored under the bridge today.

Here's a shock. It's @yvonnewenz first post EVER LOL.

Upshot is, you have to be a special kind of arsehole to park in a disabled space just coz you have a kid and there are no child spaces.

Then again, I think Yvonne has just posted to goad people

Let's not feed the horrible zombie troll!

*No it's not hypocritical. A parent and child space is wider so that parents can get babies in car seats out of the car easier. This can also be achieved by a parent parking further away from the store where there are likely to be more spaces.

A person with disabilities, especially mobility issues does not have this option.

Furthermore being a parent and having a child is generally a choice. Being disabled is not.

A P&C space is a 'nice to have' not a right.
A disabled space is law.

A disabled person parking in a P&C place = not a problem, anything to make their lives easier.
A parent parking in a disabled space = illegal and liable to prosecution.*

This ^^ and BTW a disabled person with blue badge CAN park in a P & C space if all disabled spaces are taken up (with half NOT having BB ., I did some research and have also asked around.

I parked in the handicapt spots.

^^ She lost me here ... people really say this in the 21st century ?

We got yelled at by a woman with a 3 to 4 yr old when my disabled H parked in a p& c space as all the blue badge one's were full. She was swearing her head off because she'd had to park further down due to my H. Her poor child looked terrified.

What the fuck Yvonne?

is this you ?

I wish there were more parent and child spaces. I’m not bothered about them being close to the shops I just want a bigger space and more room so I’d happily walk/park across the other side of the car park.

How on earth is Yvonne's inflammatory post still here?

Because Mnhq don't take disability trolling seriously

A parent should park further away if they can’t find a space. The two are in no way comparable. I’m all for putting the parent/child spaces furthest away from the shop.

I am a full time wheelchair user and have been told off badly on a couple of occasions when I have had no choice but to use a parent and child space. I've had to spell out that if I have no room to get my wheelchair out of my car and then transfer into it, I will be unable to go and get the items I need.

The said parent then told me I should take someone else shopping with me so I can send them in without me getting out of the car, or I can order online because, in her words... "you people get paid enough from benefits so you don't have to go out." the parent was clutching the hand of a 5.or 6 year old at the time. I reported it to security in the store but they weren't able to do anything about it. The only advice they gave was for me to not use p&c spaces if I didn't want to be confronted.

Wow that's disgusting Tennis !

Why have you resurrected a thread last posted on in September 2018?

I appreciate people saying you don’t choose to be disabled, however some people need to get a grip

You really need to get a grip of you think that choosing to have children is in any way comparable to having a disability.