Scared to leave her

[mac7]

Mom/Toddler parking: just think - with all the mums and children parked over there by the store entrance, you can feel a little safer parked in one of the woefully inadequate spaces in the rest of the car park.

[DDRFan]

I don't actually park in them, my girlfriend was encouraging me to last night though, but i was strong and didn't! 
Just Pick an End spot and all will be well! 

Personally I wouldn't pick a spot at the end because if it's round a corner I would think it's more likely get banged by passing cars. Although I think this might be more true of multi-storeys where spaces seem tighter than in a supermarket where there is generally open spaces.

[andykram]

I take my dear old mum to Tesco's every Thursday night and one of these times I'm going to park in one of the "mother and child" spaces cos technically, we are mother and child. There are no signs saying the child can't be 41!!!!!

[VWKev]

I take my dear old mum to Tesco's every Thursday night and one of these times I'm going to park in one of the "mother and child" spaces cos technically, we are mother and child. There are no signs saying the child can't be 41!!!!!

Now thats what I'm talking about. 

[andykram]

It's got to be worth doing it for the laugh!!!

Why on earth can't they put mother and child spaces at the far end of the car park - are they assuming all mothers are cripples who can't walk far?

And more to the point, my mum can't walk very well but has to walk 75 miles past these spaces cos she hasn't got a child or a pram!!! It makes my blood boil.

And while I'm on a rant the father has a blue badge. A genuine one. But whenever the brother in law wants easy parking he takes the father in law's car, plonks the father in law in the front seat (he never gets out) and drives to the door in the disabled space. Unbelievable. That makes my blood boil too.

If I designed supermarket car parks I'd still have the disabled spaces at the front but they'd be manned by someone checking for people taking the piss (like my bro in law). And I'd make all spaces wider like in Costco or in America so there's no need for mother and child spaces.

Simple. Sorted.

[andykram]

And most importantly, as has been said before, if they're wider I don't get my doors banged by a cock in a Saxo.

[VWKev]

We didnt have disabled or mother and child spaces for years upon years, nothing had to change. This above anything else makes my blood boil. When I see these kind of changes being made, I'll always rebel against it and park where I want (although I still wont park in a disabled space) If any supermarket has anything to say about it, I'll take my shopping car to the next supermarket that wont say anything.

[shrocco]

We didnt have disabled or mother and child spaces for years upon years, nothing had to change. This above anything else makes my blood boil. When I see these kind of changes being made, I'll always rebel against it and park where I want (although I still wont park in a disabled space) If any supermarket has anything to say about it, I'll take my shopping car to the next supermarket that wont say anything.

you don't think people with disabilities or mums with three kids should get to park closer to the shops because you (who is presumably healthy - just an idiot) can't be arsed walking a hundred yards?

[VWKev]

We didnt have disabled or mother and child spaces for years upon years, nothing had to change. This above anything else makes my blood boil. When I see these kind of changes being made, I'll always rebel against it and park where I want (although I still wont park in a disabled space) If any supermarket has anything to say about it, I'll take my shopping car to the next supermarket that wont say anything.

you don't think people with disabilities or mums with three kids should get to park closer to the shops because you (who is presumably healthy - just an idiot) can't be arsed walking a hundred yards?

No I don't think they should get to park closer, disabled people yes of course as I have previously said, its not their fault they have a disability. But mums and toddlers is a lifestyle choice made by them, you dont just suddenly get rights or an easy life cause you have a kid. while I understand its more difficult to get kid(s) out of a car in tighter spaces and have to walk them round/across a busy car park is not the best, there are other options. Shop at less busy times, give your kids to dad to keep for a few hours, shop online etc. There's loads of ways round it.

p.s. I'm not an idiot, I didnt buy a scirocco.

[shrocco]

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i don't have kids, and would go as far as saying i don't particularly care for them, but i'm glad for parent and child spaces. it eliminates the car park obstacles that are parents with buggys chasing after their 4 year old who is randomly running around the car park.

safer car parks = yes please.

i never bought a scirocco either - didn't find a nice enough old one and definitely not daft enough to buy a new one.