Parking in a disabled parking bay

[VividLilac]

I am trying to give my 10 year old a little independence. He wanted to get himself ready after swimming lesson and meet me in car park of leisure centre. I was right on time and it was getting a little dark out so I swung into a close(ish) to entrance disabled parking bay. There are around 10 bays in total with one car parked up (I would never have pulled into these spaces if busy and certainly would not have taken the last space). I stepped out the car, waiting next to it for the 40 seconds until he came out of the leisure centre to wave him over. A small child was walking past hand in hand with their grandmother and she loudly started to speak to the child about how selfish it was to park in disabled spaces. Of course she is right and I wouldn’t do it again, no matter what the circumstances but ffs was there any need.

For all those saying “you were only 2 minutes” “there were loads of spaces”.

it’s attitudes like this that mean that now my own DS - disabled wheelchair user - cannot park when he goes swim training anywhere close. There’s 5/6 people in those spaces all “just going to be a few minutes”. There may be 1, but then 2/3/4 more turn up.

why should he need to park an extra 5/6 spaces away because it’s just a quick stop and convenient.

and anyone who thinks it’s overly dramatic and selfish - I’ll happily leg you spend a day in a wheelchair and then ask you again if you think that convenience has no effect on a disabled person.

This!

YWBU. The woman shouldn’t have said anything though as how could she have known if you or the person you were collecting were disabled

The lack of a disabled blue badge would have given it away..

Try living it.

I didn't say she was right to park there. In fact I specifically said she was wrong. But two wrongs don't make a right.

I think you’ve got confused by my posts. I’m saying that my town is a nightmare and that this is the way they behave. Thus the whole braying comment. It’s a derogatory term. For example right now a gentleman that is poorly is actually getting told off on Facebook for his building having bird poo on it and spoiling the view of the town centre. I think the OP got off lightly.

Exactly! Im
all for sticking to rules but honestly

Why the hell do people even bother posting if they can't handle being told they're wrong?