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Old 15-03-2005, 15:59
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Does anyone park in them when at the supermarket and don't have any kids?? I do and I'll admit it....
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:04
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Why do you park in them ? Does anyone ever stop and ask you if you have a child when they see you getting out of the car without one ? at a tescos near me its unbelieveble how many disabled spaces there is so i park in one of them but one of the far away ones that are like 15 spaces away from the door
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:04
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I do and my kids are 9 and 13. Is there a age limit for these spaces?
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:05
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No, but me a fully grown adult was to be in the car with my mum or dad at anytime, i could make use of it, since it would be parient and me the child...... there is no age restrictions stated on the signs......
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:07
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Originally Posted by G@V
Why do you park in them ? Does anyone ever stop and ask you if you have a child when they see you getting out of the car without one ? at a tescos near me its unbelieveble how many disabled spaces there is so i park in one of them but one of the far away ones that are like 15 spaces away from the door

LOL ur worse u parked in a disabled one lol... Tescos Riverside Dundee u'd get shot for that - literally
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:09
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There is no age limit on the spaces - so if I'm with someone older than me and I drive I park in the space because if anyone did ask anything Id say its parent and child....
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:12
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I use them when I can and yes I do have children... 5 of them and nothing bugs me more than people who park in them without children. Actually what does bug me more is when disabled people think they can park in them even when there are disabled spaces available, just because the parent and child ones are the first ones you come to. I personally wouldn't park in a disabled space even if there were no parent and child ones available.
Have you ever tried stearing 5 children round a car park with the way some people drive through them?
In our local town multi storey car park there are a few parent and child spaces, which are always full and a whole floor of disabled spaces that are usually half empty.
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:13
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This tescos is in perth.Im gonna count how many there is next time theres that many.See your quite local dave
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:13
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Originally Posted by jobbie8
I do and my kids are 9 and 13. Is there a age limit for these spaces?
I don't know but my mum (the lovely MavisB) parks in them with me sometimes, I am 20...
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:15
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Why on earth don't people leave their kids at home when they go shopping? Its a stressful enough experience already. Thank God for 24 hour opening!
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:15
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Originally Posted by pistachio
I don't know but my mum (the lovely MavisB) parks in them with me sometimes, I am 20...
Mave's gonna love you for letting that out of the bag!
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:15
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I've never parked in a disabled or parent space and, unless I was disbaled or a parent of a small child, I never would. That's not to say I'm not sorely tempted or that it doesn't annoy me, but I just wouldn't!
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:17
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Originally Posted by G@V
This tescos is in perth.Im gonna count how many there is next time theres that many.See your quite local dave

Which one in perth ? U have 3? Yeah ur local
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:18
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Its for parents with small children - read the bloody signs, its obvious.

I have had quite a row recently with an older couple using them.

You should never use the disabled spaces, even if it does seem like there's loads.

Everyone should show some consideration ... how would you feel if you NEEDED to use a space designated either for disabled use or mother and baby, but some arse, perfectly abled, who would be able to park three spaces away was already in it!

It makes me so cross! Watch out for me as I will challenge you if I see you doing it!
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:18
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Why on earth don't people leave their kids at home when they go shopping? Its a stressful enough experience already. Thank God for 24 hour opening!
I think I might have social services knocking on the door if I left mine at home to go shopping. Can just see the headlines now.. '3 year old and 2 week old children left at home while mum goes shopping'
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:18
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The age limit for parent and child spaces is for those with kids in a push chair.

To all of you that ever park in a parent and child space when you have no right to, I hope that your car gets scratched by someone with a pushchair. Obviously because they couldn't find a parent and child space as they were already taken by people like yourselves.
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:19
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Originally Posted by AS1
I think I might have social services knocking on the door if I left mine at home to go shopping. Can just see the headlines now.. '3 year old and 2 week old children left at home while mum goes shopping'

LOL Thank god for tesco.com
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:20
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Originally Posted by munta
The age limit for parent and child spaces is for those with kids in a push chair.

To all of you that ever park in a parent and child space when you have no right to, I hope that your car gets scratched by someone with a pushchair. Obviously because they couldn't find a parent and child space as they were already taken by people like yourselves.
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:22
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No Never or disabled parking - in fact I usually park further away anyway as I don't see the point of parking right up by the door as I am young and fit.
Always wondered if there was an age thing on them -
I always thought that if you have a baby you don't need to park so close as they don't really move from their wee carry thing (so carry baby in carrier to trolley, place in trolley etc).

Toddlers and young kids I imagine would be a nightmare to go shopping with so should get to park as close to door as possible.

But then as soon as they are over 7 or 8 I would have thought they would be no trouble shopping with (well apart from the obvious putting things in trolley that shouldn't go in trolley)
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:29
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yeah what is the obsession with parking as close as you can to the door i dont give a stuff if i have to walk 30 metres to get into my tesco, or more.
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:29
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Originally Posted by Candy39
No Never or disabled parking - in fact I usually park further away anyway as I don't see the point of parking right up by the door as I am young and fit.
Always wondered if there was an age thing on them -
I always thought that if you have a baby you don't need to park so close as they don't really move from their wee carry thing (so carry baby in carrier to trolley, place in trolley etc).

Toddlers and young kids I imagine would be a nightmare to go shopping with so should get to park as close to door as possible.

But then as soon as they are over 7 or 8 I would have thought they would be no trouble shopping with (well apart from the obvious putting things in trolley that shouldn't go in trolley)
I think that's pretty much right - I wouldn't use them, and my youngest is 7. She's perfectly capable of walking sensibly through a carpark.

On the babies subject, though, part of the point about the Parent/child spaces is that they have wide areas at the side so that you can put your trolley there and unload babies in their seats straight into the car. That's a lot safer than leaving them in a potentially runaway trolley behind the car. So less of a distance-to-door issue than a width one.
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:30
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I think if alot of people could get their car in a supermarket they would lol The funny thing is people who have Mercs and BM's parkin in the space because they scared of getting their car scratched lol
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:32
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I understand the need for larger parking spaces closer to the front door when you have children in prams or push-chairs who cannot walk, fair enough. But I don't understand why you should have reserved parking just because you've used your bloody womb, those of us without children spend just as much money inside the supermarket. It's the same with plane seating.

Disabled parking is of course a separate issue.

And now I'll get off my soap box.
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:34
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I have never quite had the guts to do it, but when I see people park in the parent and child spaces just because they dont want their car scratched I am so tempted to run my pushchair or trolley down the side of their car

btw.. No I wouldnt use them if I just had the older children with me, I would leave them for the parents who have babies and toddlers with them.
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Old 15-03-2005, 16:36
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Originally Posted by PamelaL
those of us without children spend just as much money inside the supermarket.
I think you find those with kids spend more because of more mouths to feed, more shitty nappys to replace, more soap powder etc.
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