WIBU to park in a disabled space?

[FairfaxAikman]

Ordinarily I wouldn't dream of it.

Our local supermarket closes off half the car park with barriers overnight to deter boy racers. It doesn't reopen until after 8am. ALL of the parent and child spaces are in the closed off side.

DS is still small enough to be in his car seat. In the past if I've arrived before 8am I've parked in a normal space but every time I've ended up with someone next to me, making it hard to get DS back in.

There is a row of 10 disabled spaces, all empty. WIBU to park in the furthest one from the shop?

"For the genuine percentage of blue badge holders, I'd say the vast majority won't be up & about so early due to their conditions & need for medications."

The bb holder in this house has been awake since 4am although I suspect someone like you would think he isn't a genuine holder because he is young and can walk.

@ spikes, Don't be so ridiculous, you are simply choosing to twist a comment to enable you to then make assumptions about what I think. No surprises you went down the negative root!

*Flower sorry but your the one who made an assumption that BB holders won't be up and away before 8am, how can you then have a go at others for making assumptions?

Also I am quite offended by your post

Flowerpot2005 you made the assumption that the blue badge holder must be the driver and you made the assumption that blue badge holders didn't have a reason to be up and about early in the morning.
That and the use of the word "genuine" gives an idea of what you think.

I think posts like flowerpots reflect so much on how people in society often see disabled people as some sort of homogeneous group. I am always amazed people struggle to realise that like any other group in society people with disabilities is a very diverse group with diverse needs and those needs maywell include the need to park their car before 8am!

Whilst I don’t agree with the post regarding BB holders needing to use the spaces before 8am, I would ‘assume’ (dangerous word!) that perhaps the need is reduced slightly....as it is for ALL spaces. That’s nothing to do with having/not having a disability, it’s because it’s a fact that more people will shop in a supermarket during the day so proportionally having 8 spaces instead of 10 would still, in this case, be reasonable.

Sorry, that should say I say I don’t agree with BB holders NOT needing to use the spaces before 8am.

For the genuine percentage of blue badge holders, I'd say the vast majority won't be up & about so early due to their conditions & need for medications etc. If you're using the furthest away bay & it's early, I see an issue.

This is exactly what's wrong with certain members of society. Disabled doesn't mean dead. We can go out at exactly the same time as everyone else. That means early mornings, late at night and on a Sunday. Some of us even have the audacity to have a family and like to join in with all the things that you like to, and some people go to work. Stop being so narrow minded and judgemental ffs.

The whole argument about P&C spaces is ridiculous, and I say it every time on these threads, if you go somewhere like Legoland there are none. You don't see oodles of cars with children staring out of the window because their parents can't get them out in a normal space, they are all in the park having fun. The same at the zoo, the cinema, softplay etc. It's only at supermarkets and shopping centres that it becomes impossible to function without one.

So what you do is you park with the side of the car opposite to ds right up to the line and then there will be lots of space to get your ds out even if someone parks next to you. You may have to climb over seats to get out but because you are presumably not disabled that should be fine if not a bit inconvenient.

Open one door. Get in with child 1 and scoot across seats. Secure child 1. Put child 2 in car as normal. Drive off.

Not ideal but not that tricky.

There is no need to ease parking for parents off peak as there will be plenty of regular spaces available.

And I am sure nobody has any problems with p&c spaces becoming normal spaces after 5pm when 'genuine' parents will be doing dinner, bath, bed?

'Genuine parents'??!

What about the parents who work, pick up young children from childcare and have to then go shopping? Not all parents of young children are SAHP and have all day to shop when they feel like it!

Did you miss the sarcasm cheerful?

Did I? Not sure, majority seem to be on the attack.
Maybe I need another coffee...

It was a response to “genuine disabled people are still in bed at 8am because of their conditions”.

Yes that was sarcasm.

Right, but the aim of the post agreed with most of those that have shot the OP down?

Thanks for clarifying on someone else's behalf though, appreciated.

Surely 'geniune' parents wouldn't need p and c spaces at all because they could get their partner to do the shopping for them.

( not intended to be a serious comment but on a par with the genuine disabled comment)

Thanks for clarifying on someone else's behalf though, appreciated.

That looks like sarcasm to me.

No doubt some bb holders are in bed at 8am while struggling to take medication and get up.

I've driven a number of bb holders about, and they remained extremely early risers even after becoming disabled. In their case, it was the able bodied driver (me ) struggling to get up as early as they would like.

No, the aim of the post was not to shoot down the OP, more to reiterate that parent's inconvenience does not trump the need for disabled spaces
And yes the 'genuine parent' bit was a response to the 'genuine disabled', just as ridiculous.

I have no problems with p&c spaces, just with people's attitudes towards them, especially comparing them to disabled spaces.

I don't for one minute believe the poster who said she would just turn around and go home if there's no other spaces

Me?

Are you serious right now?

You do realise that if I can't park in a disabled or P&C space that it's physically impossible for me to get my wheelchair out, get it down the side of my car and transfer into it with my door wide open??

Of course I have to go home if there are no other spaces! What do you expect me to do if I can't get my wheelchair out? Fly?