Being fat and ugly doesn't count as being disabled

[ZXSpectrum]

Pretty much any supermarket is like this. Local Sainsbury opens at 7am (or maybe 8? I forget) but at opening time, there is usually a queue of coffinchasers all lined up with their trolley.

Not hear they don't.. I work 5 mins walk away from sainsburys. EVERY Single day there is a bus full of old people being dropped off or picked up... AT LUNCHTIME! There are a lot of people and business where I work and a lot of people walk to sainsburys at dinner to find the tills chocked full of old people.

Surely the best time to pick them up would be first thing in the morning. Surely lunchtime is a bit close to their bedtime?

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

I find the whole disabled parking completely ridiculous for the vast majority that are quite happy to shuffle round the shop for an hour or two but apparently need to be those extra few meters closer to the store. Give me a break.

What really annoys me is that disabled parking is usually free.

I get that soe (as in <50% of people who have a blue badge) do have mobility impairments that limit their ability to walk to the store entrance, but why the **** is the disabled parking in towns free?

Back on topic, what a fat munter.

 

[Richie]

Anyone who parks in a child & parent or disabled bay, anywhere... should get a £50 on the spot fine.

If you can get fined for being in a private car park too long, then this rule should apply.

It will soon put a stop to it and end the argument entirely. It's a silly issue.

I'm more annoyed by the misuse of parent and baby parking spaces.

I dont agree (child and parent spaces only). Its a choice to have a kid, its not normally a choice to be disabled. You shouldn't be expecting the World to bend just because you want your gene pool to continue....

No, I dont have kids, please tell me how I "wouldnt understand then"

 

[Tefal]

I dont agree (child and parent spaces only). Its a choice to have a kid, its not normally a choice to be disabled. You shouldn't be expecting the World to bend just because you want your gene pool to continue....

No, I dont have kids, please tell me how I "wouldnt understand then"

but parents spend a lot more money than singles in the shops so they want them there hence having good parent child parking spaces means they get more of these nice high value customers through their doors, rather than them going to their competitors

 

[Edrof]

What really annoys me is that disabled parking is usually free.

I get that soe (as in <50% of people who have a blue badge) do have mobility impairments that limit their ability to walk to the store entrance, but why the **** is the disabled parking in towns free?

Why would someone else being helped annoy you?

Blue Badge holders are sometimes entitled to free parking because it saves them from having to find, queue and move to and from ticket machines. I daresay that, in general, they earn less than most able-bodied people too. Also, it's not "some" or "<50%" of Badge holders that have mobility impairments it is probably a huge amount:

Do you qualify?
You can get a badge if:

• you receive the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance
• you are registered blind
• you receive a War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement
• you have a permanent and substantial disability which means you cannot walk, or have very considerable difficulty walking - in this case your doctor may be asked to answer a series of questions to confirm your eligibility for a badge
• you drive a vehicle regularly, have a severe disability in both arms and are unable to operate, or have considerable difficulty operating, all or some types of parking meter
• children under the age of two, if they have a disability due to a medical condition and need to travel with bulky equipment, or to be close to a vehicle for emergency medical treatment, may be eligible for a badge

 

[easyrider]

The amount of ignorance being happily displayed in this thread is disgusting. I truly hope none of you ever have to suffer the very real and very difficult daily fight that someone with severe mobility problems has to. I can tell you that if you do, you'll understand instantly why disabled bays are so important.

I agree 100%... The ignorance and lack of empathy in this thread is disgusting..

It clearly shows how thick some people in GD actually are

 

[wordy]

Have you actually read any if my later posts?

What, the ones where you're backtracking furiously because you've made yourself look like an idiot?











Oh and before I forget....

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

The other week we were at Tesco. Some scrote in a big Mitsu L200 took up a disabled space by charging ahead. There was a car pulling up just behind with a severely disabled kid in the back in a huge specially built frame. They couldn't get a parking spot nearby.

I wanted to put a shoe into that L200 if i'm being honest. One more bad turn in life I might carry an item suitable for keying chunks of vehicles in preparation.

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

I dont agree (child and parent spaces only). Its a choice to have a kid, its not normally a choice to be disabled. You shouldn't be expecting the World to bend just because you want your gene pool to continue....

No, I dont have kids, please tell me how I "wouldnt understand then"

You don't understand. But there are limits.

When you have a pushchair setup, and are trying to get a baby out of the back seat and safely into the chair it's a risk in a car park with traffic.

For all intents and purposes, babies and little kids are pretty much "disabled".

I would cut down the number of spaces and make it so "Under 5s Only".

 

[Gman]

What, the ones where you're backtracking furiously because you've made yourself look like an idiot?











Oh and before I forget....

And where am I back tracking? The post you quoted is exactly what I said and makes sense. I said there should be allocated disabled spots for wheelchair uses only. I didn't say do away with all disabled spots for non wheelchair users.

Oh and thanks for you're stella contribution to the thread

 

[Edrof]

You don't understand. But there are limits.

When you have a pushchair setup, and are trying to get a baby out of the back seat and safely into the chair it's a risk in a car park with traffic.

For all intents and purposes, babies and little kids are pretty much "disabled".

I would cut down the number of spaces and make it so "Under 5s Only".

It also lessens the chance of a neighbouring car being scratched by prams, kids and car doors that need to be open widely, so it's a clear win-win for all parties. Sadly, some people have absolutely no ability to see anything past their first thought of "Why are those people getting something I'm not?"

 

[fendi]

Just to confirm. We can park in disabled bays in Tesco etc without getting a ticket? If so that is good to know.

 

[esoteric]

2 weeks ago fat women were the enemy on this board for putting graffiti on adverts. This week it's "aawww, why people so nasty to fat people"

brb requesting a blue badge for whiplash.

 

[easyrider]

Just to confirm. We can park in disabled bays in Tesco etc without getting a ticket? If so that is good to know.

Coward

 

[Omaeka]

That's a horrible thing to do to someone. Having said that, if you don't actually have the badge then you shouldn't be in the space.

I would have left a less personalised letter. I left one one a Smart Car recently calling it small and stupid, but it was, and I wasn't commenting on the owner. I only called them moronic...

LOL!

 

[dowie]

Just to confirm. We can park in disabled bays in Tesco etc without getting a ticket? If so that is good to know.

well it isn't 'illegal' per say

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/misuse-of-parking-spaces-for-disabled-people

The Blue Badge Scheme does not apply to off-street car parks, for example supermarket car parks. However, off-street car parks may provide bays for Blue Badge holders. Please check with notices before parking.

Apart from local council car parks, most are likely to be privately owned and managed by the individual business.

In the case of local council off-street car parks, it is normally an offence to park in a parking bay for a person with disabilities without displaying a valid Blue Badge. Drivers who misuse such spaces may also have to pay an 'excess charge'.

There is a difference in privately owned car parks. Charges and conditions of use in off-street car parks are a contractual matter between the car park owner and the motorist. Enforcement of parking bays for people with disabilities is therefore a matter for the individual owner or operator of the car park.

If a non-disabled motorist has parked in a bay reserved for people with disabilities in a private car park, for example a supermarket, an employee of the store can ask the driver to move their car from the reserved space - but they cannot legally insist on it.

but it has the chance of turning into a civil matter with a parking charge notice

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring...ists-who-abuse-supermarket-disabled-bays.html

His appeal for tougher action has been backed by seven chains: Aldi, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose and Lidl.
They have said that able-bodied motorists using the bays will be issued parking charge notices - the private equivalent of a parking ticket.

though in the case of this woman she could complain to the manager of the store and explain her situation - medical condition, application for blue badge in progress etc.. and get them to waive a ticket if she was issued one:

http://www.parkingcowboys.co.uk/supermarket-parking-tickets/

So, what should you do if you receive a parking ticket from Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Aldi, or Morrisons? Firstly, if you think it’s been issued unfairly, tell the shop – ask to speak to the manager and tell them – quite often they can get the ticket rescinded. From the shop’s perspective it’s much more important to keep you as a customer than to lose you over a parking ticket.

though in general they're enforced more by threats and only a couple of companies will actually bother trying to pursue unpaid charge notices in the courts:
http://www.parkingcowboys.co.uk/ticketing-and-enforcement/

At the time of writing (November 2014), some parking companies attempt to enforce tickets via the courts (e.g. ParkingEye, Civil Enforcement Ltd), some threaten it but don’t follow through, and some do not bother with court at all. It should be noted that it would likely cost the parking company more to enforce a ticket in court than they would actually stand to win. It is the authors belief that by threatening to go to court, this causes a large proportion of defendents to pay up, making it cost effective overall.