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Which of these do you think is OK to park in P&T for?

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nappyaddict · 18/03/2011 19:24

Elderly with stick/frame
Elderly without stick but frail/doddery

Temporary conditions which mean you cannot qualify for a blue badge:

Pregnant with SPD
Heavily pregnant so need extra room
Knee/hip replacement
Broken ankle/leg
Having or just had chemo/radiotherapy

Councils vary on what extent of poor eyesight, hearing, neurological disorders qualify for a blue badge:

Poor eyesight
Older children/adults with SN
Deaf people
Poor hearing

I personally think all of them, as long as they don't nip in a space that you are waiting for, cos that's just rude :)

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trixie123 · 18/03/2011 19:49

all of them sound fine.What pisses me off is when I see a car with kids in the back and the parent obviously left them in there while they pop in the shop. If your kids are not getting out, you don't need the space!! Also, when in Tesco it says the spaces are for kids under 5 and you see much older kids climbing out. grrr!

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nappyaddict · 18/03/2011 19:52

I actually don't like the ones that specify it is for kids under 5. Not all 5 year olds can do up their own harness/seatbelt.

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Flisspaps · 18/03/2011 19:54

All of the above

And also parents with small children Wink

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PurpleCrazyHorse · 18/03/2011 20:00

I think anyone who needs to be able to open the door wide to get in/out and can't park at the far end of the car park (i.e. walk a long distance to the shop). I guess in an ideal world, people would think of others and only park in these spaces when they need to.

I only park in the parent parking at Morrisons as the regular spaces are tiny and I do need room to get DD (18mo) out of her car seat, the car park is often so busy there aren't empty spaces far away. At Tesco, I park further away where there's plenty of room and push DD in a trolley to the store. I don't feel I have to park in parent parking if there's plenty of other spaces where I can open the door fully.

GwendolineMaryLacey · 18/03/2011 20:00

Was going to say, blimey, parents with toddlers are at the back of a long queue then :o

Scruffyhound · 18/03/2011 20:08

I felt bad for using it when I was 32 weeks pregnant. But there were other child and parent spaces and I was in a bit of discomfort! I have a 5 yr old as well but he was at school at that point! Grin

Roo83 · 18/03/2011 23:00

I'd say all of the above are fine. The only time I get annoyed is if it's a young adult, or someone waits in the car with the kids while their partner goes into the shop...what's that about, they could park anywhere?!

Ozziegirly · 18/03/2011 23:58

I would have liked to use them at 9 months pregnant. I had to climb in through the passenger side once at 39 weeks!

I did leave a stiffly worded note about parking so close that it wasn't possible to open the driver's door....

Ozziegirly · 19/03/2011 00:00

Oh and personally I think anyone who needs the extra room should use them. I actually need them less now than I did when I was pregnant so I don't tend to bother.

BetamaxBandit · 19/03/2011 00:24

What about really fat people?

Ozziegirly · 19/03/2011 00:31

Yes, if it would make their life easier. It's only a parking space after all. It's not like the non P%T come with an obligatory kick in the shins.

usualsuspect · 19/03/2011 00:36

There is no need for P & T spaces ..so no one really

Ozziegirly · 19/03/2011 00:38

Maybe there is just a need for slightly bigger parking spaces for everyone.

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nappyaddict · 19/03/2011 02:48

I disagree. There is need. Not necessarily for P&T spaces but for designated spaces for those in need that don't have a blue badge. Most, if not all, of the above people I mentioned would not be able to go to the supermarket alone if they could not use the P&T spaces that are close to the store/allow extra space to get in and out.

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FourFingeredKitkat · 19/03/2011 03:02

My first reaction was "unless the list members had a baby/toddler in tow" the none of the above. Now, not so sure, you've made me think...

Mine DC are now older, so we've no need for these spaces anymore, but when they were younger, the wider slots (didn't care too much about being close to the shop) were really useful.

BeeMyBaby · 19/03/2011 06:54

I'm going to disagree with others and say that I can't see the requirement of deaf using the spaces, and if someone's eyesight is extremely poor, then they should not be driving, of course if they are the passenger then that makes alot more sense... But for the deaf,I'm afraid I don't understand why.

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nappyaddict · 19/03/2011 11:54

Because they cannot hear traffic? It is harder for them to predict what the cars are going to do cos they can't hear them and cars can be quite unpredictable in car parks, often with people not following the arrows/signs, reversing and pulling out unexpectedly etc.

In some areas deaf people and people with poor hearing actually qualify for a blue badge. I think it's a shame they don't qualify in all areas so think people shouldn't mind if they use P&C spaces.

Parents of young children aren't the only people who find these spaces a godsend so I don't mind sharing them.

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BeeMyBaby · 19/03/2011 12:40

I often find the p&t spaces are virtually the same distance away from the shop though as many regular spaces, give or take a few metres, so the real benefit in them is of course the wider space.

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nappyaddict · 19/03/2011 12:50

Not when it's busy though. When it's busy you have to park quite away from the shop especially if it's on a retail park with lots of other shops.

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