To be annoyed when disable badge holders use parent and toddler spaces

[IcingOnTheCake]

Well i probably am being unreasonable but i find this more of a cheak than anything. Me and my dp and dd luckily found a parent and toddler parking space (quite rare that happens) so i was happy about that. When i was loading dd into pushchair, someone went leaving an empty space and straight in was a couple with a disabled badge even though there were normal spaces free too. When they got out of the car i said to them 'you know these spaces are for parents with babies and pushchairs'. They said to me all grumy 'there isn't any disabled spaces'. I asked if they had been downstairs as there is always spaces and they said no we haven't, we are fine here'.

I felt very annoyed because if i can't find a mother and child space, i find a normal space and wouldn't even consider parking in a disable spot for obvious reasons plus they all kick off at people who do so why should it be different here. This couple walked straight into the shop we were next to and thats when i realised it wasn't about finding a disabled spot for them, they just wanted to park right outside the store for their own selfish convinience meanwhile some parent is struggling in a normal space to get her kids out the car with a tiny gap.

Yes you are being unreasonable

Next question?

you can park on yellow lines with a blue badge under certain conditions

man there as so many good things about being disabled, aren't us badge holders lucky

grateful

Give it up

You will definitely lose this one

so so lucky lou. dont know how we lived normally before.

"own selfish convenience". and whose convenience is it that you get a p&t spot?

I have to say that I have at times questions who is entitled to disabled badge - I mean I am entitled to one because I can't see - which confuses me somewhat, considering I walk everywhere so it's not as if I need to park close to the shops, and thus I have chosen not to have one, much to the annoyance of my mother who feels I should have one so she doesn't have to pay for parking .

But the fact is these people are entitled to a disabled badge for a reason, and whether that reason is visible to you is neither here nor there - if there isn't a disabled spot then they should park in the one closest to the shop.

at having to walk!

Anyone would think you actually had legs and knew how to use them!

Yes the OP is being unreasonable.

I tell you what, We'll swap, you can have a DH who is dying of cancer and has a blue sticker, and I'll manage a child in a pushchair? Is that a deal?

all those forms we fill in as well, i LOVE filling in forms to push home just how lucky i am to have a disabled child, i think i would forget otherwise

Our local Tesco is being modernised and they have moved all the spaces around so we had to park further away yesterday. We had to pick our children up to carry them across the car park

so inconsiderate of them not to provide for able boddied selfish bastards

My dp is disabled from a mb accident years ago but he don't have a badge just alot of pain.

oi MB, thats not a deal. she can have dh and all his equipment, 3 children, and i'll take on hers. she can take dh to hospital for me on riday.

or how about we both offer our dh as apackage deal, and split her kid/s between us two?

that seems fair.

What was your name before?

free PARKING wannabe whatever next Actually not always - some carparks need a disabled tax disc rather than the blue badge to get free parking. So in one car ds1 gets free parking, in the other he doesn't......

Is this a wind-up?
You are being unreasonable.

If all the disabled bays are taken and they take a M&T space, well then so they should.

They need the space more than you do.

You can walk, without pain and carry your child.

There is a good reason they have a disabled badge.

Your M&T space is a luxury.
Their disability isn't.

free parking, no one mentioned that to me

ooooooooooooo.

If you're in so much pain your mobility is limited than get a temporary badge.

It's not as hard as a perm one.

I know, I had one.

And when I did, I swore to all that is light in the universe that if I could walk again with no pain, I'd never again complain about having to park far away.

That was 10 years ago.

I'm still smiling. Every step of the way.

OK, I usually avoid these threads, but for once I'll post...

generally I think YABU - as others have said, disabled spaces are a right, M+B spaces a privilege. You already mentioned there were no disabled spaces available on that level, so it seems reasonable for them to have parked there, whether or not they had a wheelchair!

On the other hand you said there were normal spaces closer to the shops, so probably they could have parked there, but didn't think to, because they were heading for the disabled spaces.

At the end of the day though, does it matter?

I get a wee bit annoyed when boy racers park in M+B spaces simply to protect their cars. I get a bit annoyed when my DH is assessing people for IB and has 'clients' who try to milk the system. I get annoyed when people who have genuine needs find it difficult to access services. Only the last 2 are reasonable 'annoyances' though, IMO.

Icing I completely agree I mean my MIL cheeky bugger gets disability and a blue badge,who cares if she can barely walk but stubbornly refuses a wheelchair, that she has to spend days in bed to recouperate after a trip to the supermarket!!! Obviously myself with my 3 under 3.6yrs DESERVES to park where I want instead of her who needs help in and out of the car

free car? where's my f free car! and driving licence?

no ll it doesn't pick up the emoticons.

Oh the entertainment!!!
Do you think peple are ssoo silly for our entertainment purposes???