As I came out of Aldi tonight and walked past a row of empty handicapped spaces to my car, a young woman zoomed into the nearest handicapped space, and ran into the shop - and she didn't have a badge.
It makes my blood boil when people abuse parking spaces allocated for officially-badged disabled people.
In my home town, it seems a large minority think it's ok to park wherever they want - is this the same everywhere?
Is it me that's too obliging? Under what circumstances (if you are NOT a badge holder) do you think it's ok to park in a "disabled" space?
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Quote by cu3b4ll
I heard Asda were going to fine people 60 quid for doing that :thumbup:
Only during the day - it's a free-for all after 6pm.
I feel there is NEVER a justification for an able bodied person to use a disabled space - if there are ANY within walking distance.
However, if said person is temporarily disabled by injury or severe back-pain, then I think it would be mean to make them park a long way away - so long as there are plenty of free D-spaces.
I have been known to approach people parking in D-spaces and - ever so politely - point out that they shouldn't park there. It hardly ever makes them move - but they often squirm quite nicely. I did once stand in a D-space while a selfish driver was trying to park there and just smiled and waited for him to give up - it was sooooo satisfying
At work the staff had to force the management to enforce the D-parking, they reckoned it was no problem.
My punishment for parking like that would be to force the person to wear a leg-brace that disables them for an unspecified time, or have them go to a disabled kid's club and explain why they need that space more than the kid's parents do.
(Steps down off soap-box to make room for the next person)
Quote by cu3b4ll
I heard Asda were going to fine people 60 quid for doing that :thumbup:
who keeps the sixty quid, surely not asda :!: bet they give it to charity :idea: lol
my wife works in a reservation department of a large company, and she had this booking (via agent) for a totally deaf couple, but under rules in situ, the booking had to say the pair were totally hearing impaired as the word deaf was politically incorrect. also people who are disabled are termed as mobility impaired for the same reason
as parking spaces for disabled are wider than normal. will they get even wider for the politically correct naming ceremonies that may follow. and what about the car window badge for disabled surely thats not politically correct either
its all gone to the dogs this P C lark.
Sex God
Quote by 4playinc
I heard Asda were going to fine people 60 quid for doing that :thumbup:
who keeps the sixty quid, surely not asda :!: bet they give it to charity :idea: lol
my wife works in a reservation department of a large company, and she had this booking (via agent) for a totally deaf couple, but under rules in situ, the booking had to say the pair were totally hearing impaired as the word deaf was politically incorrect. also people who are disabled are termed as mobility impaired for the same reason
as parking spaces for disabled are wider than normal. will they get even wider for the politically correct naming ceremonies that may follow. and what about the car window badge for disabled surely thats not politically correct either
its all gone to the dogs this P C lark.
Hang on 4play, surely you don't think the spaces are political correctness do you? Whatever the current terminology used, people who have mobility issues surely deserve this assistance? And, as one of the very many folk around who could do with losing a few pounds, then I certainly don't think it a hardship to walk a bit further down the car park - if anything, it's doing me good!
In answer to Cherry's OP, I find it despicable that people abuse this system.
Nola x
Sex God
I don't think it's acceptable for an able-bodied person to use a disabled space when there are few available.
Anyone who's been to Meadowhall may have seen the huge amount of disabled spaces outside the main entrance - very rarely are they all used. I can see why people suffering with bad backs might want to park there, but then again, if their back is so bad, why are they going to visit a shopping mall - the walk from the car park to the mall is nothing compared to the distance walked around the bloody place!
My dad is a disabled badge-holder, for a legitimate reason, and even he tries to leave disabled spaces for those worse than himself, unless he's having a particularly bad day but needs to go out for something or other. It irks him when he sees someone park (with badge) then run/walk to the shop.
I've reported people to traffic wardens/police before now, when I've seen that happen and there's been one around.
Anyone who's been to Meadowhall may have seen the huge amount of disabled spaces outside the main entrance - very rarely are they all used. I can see why people suffering with bad backs might want to park there, but then again, if their back is so bad, why are they going to visit a shopping mall - the walk from the car park to the mall is nothing compared to the distance walked around the bloody place!
My dad is a disabled badge-holder, for a legitimate reason, and even he tries to leave disabled spaces for those worse than himself, unless he's having a particularly bad day but needs to go out for something or other. It irks him when he sees someone park (with badge) then run/walk to the shop.
I've reported people to traffic wardens/police before now, when I've seen that happen and there's been one around.
Quote by Cherrytree
As I came out of Aldi tonight and walked past a row of empty handicapped spaces to my car, a young woman zoomed into the nearest handicapped space, and ran into the shop - and she didn't have a badge.
It makes my blood boil when people abuse parking spaces allocated for officially-badged disabled my home town, it seems a large minority think it's ok to park wherever they want - is this the same everywhere?
Is it me that's too obliging? Under what circumstances (if you are NOT a badge holder) do you think it's ok to park in a "disabled" space?
Me too!
People just park wherever they want...lazy gits most of them. They do it cos they cant be bothered to park a bit further away. If it was down to me I would fine them £1000 and be done with it. Its about time people who own these sites like supermarkets employed people to deal with it, and fine them.
If you have a bad back then tough, go to the council and get a badge that enables you to park there. I even see people park in disabled bays at my local supermarket, so as to get money out of the ATM. Just sums up peoples lazyness!!
I admit I'm one of the baddies :? :uhoh:
If I've whipped into my local Tescos for something late evening, I've parked in a disabled space :twisted:
In my defence tho, there are bluddy loads of disable spaces and unless there's a Catch Missy Out Campaign, and I get a convoy every time I go out in the car at night, theres noway they would all be used up within the 5 mins or so that I'm in the shop.
I also don't park in the closest spaces, I go to the further ones, just in case people that need the spaces do come along.
I would never take the last space either, in fact I would never take one of the last 10 spaces, it's gotta be pretty empty, so I'm virtually guaranteed I'm not gonna be putting anyone out for the next 5 mins.
Do I think its ok - actually no I don't now
Theres no real need to do it.
But when it's peeing down with rain, with no available parking spaces nearby - the urge to use one of the bluddy loads of empty ones is just irresistable
Missy - bent over and awaiting punishment
:? :uhoh:If I've whipped into my local Tescos for something late evening, I've parked in a disabled space :twisted:
In my defence tho, there are bluddy loads of disable spaces and unless there's a Catch Missy Out Campaign, and I get a convoy every time I go out in the car at night, theres noway they would all be used up within the 5 mins or so that I'm in the shop.
I also don't park in the closest spaces, I go to the further ones, just in case people that need the spaces do come along.
I would never take the last space either, in fact I would never take one of the last 10 spaces, it's gotta be pretty empty, so I'm virtually guaranteed I'm not gonna be putting anyone out for the next 5 mins.
Do I think its ok - actually no I don't now
Theres no real need to do it.But when it's peeing down with rain, with no available parking spaces nearby - the urge to use one of the bluddy loads of empty ones is just irresistable
Missy - bent over and awaiting punishment
Quote by foxylady2209
I feel there is NEVER a justification for an able bodied person to use a disabled space - if there are ANY within walking distance.
If an able bodied person arrives on their own at a store and parks in a disabled car park space, they may have turned up to collect a disabled person who they dropped there earlier that day.
Smugly stopping people who you think are abusing the system can have a way of biting you in the arse
If I'd had a spade, I would have dug a big hole to go hide in.
Ian
Quote by Missy
I admit I'm one of the baddies
If I've whipped into my local Tescos for something late evening, I've parked in a disabled space :twisted:
In my defence tho, there are bluddy loads of disable spaces and unless there's a Catch Missy Out Campaign, and I get a convoy every time I go out in the car at night, theres noway they would all be used up within the 5 mins or so that I'm in the shop.
I also don't park in the closest spaces, I go to the further ones, just in case people that need the spaces do come along.
I would never take the last space either, in fact I would never take one of the last 10 spaces, it's gotta be pretty empty, so I'm virtually guaranteed I'm not gonna be putting anyone out for the next 5 mins.
Do I think its ok - actually no I don't now
But when it's peeing down with rain, with no available parking spaces nearby - the urge to use one of the bluddy loads of empty ones is just irresistable
Missy - bent over and awaiting punishment
It seems you are laughing slightly as you wrote that missy....sorry but it is wrong, but nice that you would not take the last space. Am sure my disabled Father would appreciate that gesture. :shock:
Sex God
Quote by Ian
I feel there is NEVER a justification for an able bodied person to use a disabled space - if there are ANY within walking distance.
If an able bodied person arrives on their own at a store and parks in a disabled car park space, they may have turned up to collect a disabled person who they dropped there earlier that day.
Smugly stopping people who you think are abusing the system can have a way of biting you in the arse
If I'd had a spade, I would have dug a big hole to go hide in.
Ian
I tackled one guy and he explained he was doing just that. I apologised, he said no prob, he hates it when he can't use a space for his disabled Mum cos someone with no excuse does it to him. There are ways of doing it that aren't 'smug'. And the time I stood in the way - it was outside our tiny local Tesco. There are only 2 D-spaces, loads of shop spaces and a pub carpark within 50 paces.
To be honest I'd rather get bit on arse occasionally and make a difference sometimes than never open my mouth for fear of embarassing myself.
Quote by Cherrytree
As I came out of Aldi tonight and walked past a row of empty handicapped spaces to my car, a young woman zoomed into the nearest handicapped space, and ran into the shop - and she didn't have a badge.
It makes my blood boil when people abuse parking spaces allocated for officially-badged disabled people.
In my home town, it seems a large minority think it's ok to park wherever they want - is this the same everywhere?
Is it me that's too obliging? Under what circumstances (if you are NOT a badge holder) do you think it's ok to park in a "disabled" space?
she probably had an emergency...keep off the disable parking if you are not!
Sex God
The thing is, no matter if you think there are hundreds of disabled spaces, and noone will ever use them all, a lot of the time the reality is there just aren't enough.
Our local shopping centre is huge, has 2 multistory carparks with god knows how many levels, and so many of the spaces are disabled parking or parent/child, i used to think it was ridiculous the number that were taken up as disabled spots.
However, the number of times I have taken my gran there and we haven't been able to park anywhere near the shop as all the disabled spots are taken, and the majority of cars in them are not dispalying a badge.
I've then had to park miles away to get a space with room for a wheelchair,leave her in the car while i go to get her the wheelchair, which is really stressful as she has dementia and gets very lost very quickly when she is left alone!
so it is one of my complete pet hates, no matter when or where to see someone fit as a fiddle park in one.
No excuses in my book!!!!
xxx
Our local shopping centre is huge, has 2 multistory carparks with god knows how many levels, and so many of the spaces are disabled parking or parent/child, i used to think it was ridiculous the number that were taken up as disabled spots.
However, the number of times I have taken my gran there and we haven't been able to park anywhere near the shop as all the disabled spots are taken, and the majority of cars in them are not dispalying a badge.
I've then had to park miles away to get a space with room for a wheelchair,leave her in the car while i go to get her the wheelchair, which is really stressful as she has dementia and gets very lost very quickly when she is left alone!
so it is one of my complete pet hates, no matter when or where to see someone fit as a fiddle park in one.
No excuses in my book!!!!
xxx
Sex God
parking spaces.. sod that the truck goes on the pavement
Sex God
Quote by Ian
I feel there is NEVER a justification for an able bodied person to use a disabled space - if there are ANY within walking distance.
If an able bodied person arrives on their own at a store and parks in a disabled car park space, they may have turned up to collect a disabled person who they dropped there earlier that day.
Smugly stopping people who you think are abusing the system can have a way of biting you in the arse
If I'd had a spade, I would have dug a big hole to go hide in.
Ian
If the person being picked up has severe enough mobility issues then they would have a blue card which should be given to the person picking them up.
I'd stop people using them. Its easy for them to say something if theres a problem or theres a special case. I'm not sure what happens in the event of drop off or pick up from taxi's? Though most super markets have drop off n pick up points. but otherwise i'm not sure. Maybe a taxi driver could enlighten us if they know?
What I don't understand is the supermarkets stopping the mobility scooters at the doors from leaving. How is a person with limited mobility supposed to get their bags to their car? Its difficult enough getting into the shop in the first place let alone leave with stuff. In some they advertise help to car with bags. Ok if you want to wait even longer and get sighed at from customer services desks.
Disabled spaces are for disabled. Maybe if its late on in empty car parks no one minds. Otherwise leaveem for the less able bodied.
Sex God
My best mate regularly uses a wheelchair cos his spine is disintegrating in stages. Our company Director used to park in the disabled spaces and stroll in. My mate rolled in and made a formal complaint at the security desk in full hearing of said Director about the 'selfish pillock' using the D-spaces as his own personal parking space.
What happened? My mate got told to never, ever tackle the guy directly and the guy was NEVER told to park properly. It only stopped when the over-paid ****** retired. And this is the Director who forced the whole staff to undertake anti-discrimination training!!!!!!
What happened? My mate got told to never, ever tackle the guy directly and the guy was NEVER told to park properly. It only stopped when the over-paid ****** retired. And this is the Director who forced the whole staff to undertake anti-discrimination training!!!!!!
Sex God
Quote by Sassy-Seren
Abled bodied people who use disabled parking spaces drive me freakin nuts!I find that totally lazy and selfish. On the other hand, how many people have you seen who have disabled stickers in their cars don't look like they need one?
A guy at work has heart disease, made worse by work not calling an ambulance for 4 hours when he had a heart attack at his desk 10 years ago. He looks like he just has a touch of arthritis when he walks, but if he goes more than a few tens of feet he would have to stop, gasping for breath until he could start again. He looks fine, but needs to park close to where he is going and always uses lifts etc. He, like so many, is very independent, but needs that help of being close even though he looks fine most of the time.
We have to believe the badges, but I know some people do abuse the badge.
Sex God
Quote by Sassy-Seren
On the other hand, how many people have you seen who have disabled stickers in their cars don't look like they need one?
That'll be me then!
I wish I had a penny for every person whos accused me of parking in a disabled space that I dont need because I dont 'look' disabled.
That is something that pisses me off more than people taking up a disabled space that I REALLY need!
Oh and yes, I am a blue badge holder and yes I REALLY am disabled!
Its all down to ignorance
A slight detour here but still on the topic of disabled badges - we applied for a badge for my Dad after he had his op to remove a large tumour from his leg. It left him unable to walk without crutches for even a few paces. The badge came through 3 weeks after his death and that was 18 months after we applied
A friend of mine has ME and has a badge, she can walk but has a chair when she goes out, because she can stand up and walk to the chair she gets some very nasty looks. We do the 'Oh my God it's a miracle!' bit if people are really annoying.
I did have an embarressing moment in Sainsbury's* car park when I went to give a driver a hard time for parking in the D bit, he just pointed over his shoulder at the chair in the back of the car - I went all shades of red, he did thank me though but I could have just shrivelled up on the spot.
I had a very bad back for nearly two years, couldn't bend, had pains in my legs, couldn't lift things - they wouldn't give me a badge because I could walk a certain distance which really annoyed me, meant I had to relly on other people much of the time.
The Whickes** DIY store near me has a reasonable size car park, a quarter of the spaces are marked for disabled use. I don't know why I find it peculiar, I just do***.
H.x
* other supermarkets are available
** other DIY stores are available
*** I have no control over what I find peculiar
I did have an embarressing moment in Sainsbury's* car park when I went to give a driver a hard time for parking in the D bit, he just pointed over his shoulder at the chair in the back of the car - I went all shades of red, he did thank me though but I could have just shrivelled up on the spot.
I had a very bad back for nearly two years, couldn't bend, had pains in my legs, couldn't lift things - they wouldn't give me a badge because I could walk a certain distance which really annoyed me, meant I had to relly on other people much of the time.
The Whickes** DIY store near me has a reasonable size car park, a quarter of the spaces are marked for disabled use. I don't know why I find it peculiar, I just do***.
H.x
* other supermarkets are available
** other DIY stores are available
*** I have no control over what I find peculiar
Totally agree that anyone who parkks on a disabled space when not registered should be fined,
We once saw a perfectly healthy guy park in a dis space, after we had walked right across the car park in the rain, got us in a foul mood, so much so that Mr Kent, followed him around, and every time he had to reach to get something off a high shelf, he said " no no, your disabled, let me get that for you" i thought he would stop after a while, but i credit his persistance, he carried on all the way round, about half an hour. He also said what he said really loudly, so that every one around, knew what they guy had done!
We do however, willingly park in parent and child spaces, I dont care what anyone says, parent with children DO NOT need to park outside the door,and you dont need them to be a little wider! my parents never had to, and id imagine that is true of everyones parents on here too, its just another marketing trick by companies to get the 'parent pound'parents are getting softer , and kids are getting fatter and fatter, maybe to battle obeasity the parent and child spaces should be at the back of the car park!
Ps for anyone who feels guilt about parking in P&C spaces, take the opertunity to take your parents shopping, noone said there was an age limit!
We once saw a perfectly healthy guy park in a dis space, after we had walked right across the car park in the rain, got us in a foul mood, so much so that Mr Kent, followed him around, and every time he had to reach to get something off a high shelf, he said " no no, your disabled, let me get that for you" i thought he would stop after a while, but i credit his persistance, he carried on all the way round, about half an hour. He also said what he said really loudly, so that every one around, knew what they guy had done!
We do however, willingly park in parent and child spaces, I dont care what anyone says, parent with children DO NOT need to park outside the door,and you dont need them to be a little wider! my parents never had to, and id imagine that is true of everyones parents on here too, its just another marketing trick by companies to get the 'parent pound'parents are getting softer , and kids are getting fatter and fatter, maybe to battle obeasity the parent and child spaces should be at the back of the car park!
Ps for anyone who feels guilt about parking in P&C spaces, take the opertunity to take your parents shopping, noone said there was an age limit!
Quote by kentduo
We once saw a perfectly healthy guy park in a dis space, after we had walked right across the car park in the rain, got us in a foul mood, so much so that Mr Kent, followed him around, and every time he had to reach to get something off a high shelf, he said " no no, your disabled, let me get that for you" i thought he would stop after a while, but i credit his persistance, he carried on all the way round, about half an hour. He also said what he said really loudly, so that every one around, knew what they guy had done!
Brilliant! :thumbup:
Sex God
Quote by kentduo
Totally agree that anyone who parkks on a disabled space when not registered should be fined,
We once saw a perfectly healthy guy park in a dis space
How do you know he was perfectly healthy? Are you medically qualified?
Quote by kentduo
Totally agree that anyone who parkks on a disabled space when not registered should be fined,
We once saw a perfectly healthy guy park in a dis space, after we had walked right across the car park in the rain, got us in a foul mood, so much so that Mr Kent, followed him around, and every time he had to reach to get something off a high shelf, he said " no no, your disabled, let me get that for you" i thought he would stop after a while, but i credit his persistance, he carried on all the way round, about half an hour. He also said what he said really loudly, so that every one around, knew what they guy had done!
We do however, willingly park in parent and child spaces, I dont care what anyone says, parent with children DO NOT need to park outside the door,and you dont need them to be a little wider! my parents never had to, and id imagine that is true of everyones parents on here too, its just another marketing trick by companies to get the 'parent pound'parents are getting softer , and kids are getting fatter and fatter, maybe to battle obeasity the parent and child spaces should be at the back of the car park!
Ps for anyone who feels guilt about parking in P&C spaces, take the opertunity to take your parents shopping, noone said there was an age limit!
So you don't need to open the door wider then to comfortably get a baby out of a seat without risking hitting anyone elses car? Never had an over enthusiastic toddler let go of a car door & have it whipped out of their hands by a gust of wind? And by the way, I have four kids who could all hide behind lampposts if they turned sideways.
Sex God
Quote by Cherrytree
We once saw a perfectly healthy guy park in a dis space, after we had walked right across the car park in the rain, got us in a foul mood, so much so that Mr Kent, followed him around, and every time he had to reach to get something off a high shelf, he said " no no, your disabled, let me get that for you" i thought he would stop after a while, but i credit his persistance, he carried on all the way round, about half an hour. He also said what he said really loudly, so that every one around, knew what they guy had done!
Brilliant! :thumbup:
Its not though is it Cherry? How can someone pass judgement on who is and isnt healthy?
Help me here cos I dont understand.
Anyone who doesent know me, automatically assumes that Im 'perfectly healthy' and that I dont have mobility problems but I do.
Sassy gobsmacked me with her earlier post, to which I replied.
I cannot understand the mentality. If it dont use a chair or walking aids then its not disabled. It really gets my back up.
Quote by helnheaven
Totally agree that anyone who parkks on a disabled space when not registered should be fined,
We once saw a perfectly healthy guy park in a dis space
How do you know he was perfectly healthy? Are you medically qualified?
Yes I agree Helnheaven, my disabled sister looks healthy sometimes, but I always think, "you can't see pain".
I assumed that Kentduo meant he didn't have a badge.
That's why, if I ever did get the courage up to challenge someone, it would be after I'd seen if they had a badge or not.
