Parent and Child spaces
02-19-2014, 07:01 AM
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The thing is, those in favour of these spaces will say that they are close to the entrance to be safer for childre. i.e they don't have to walk across the busy car park and risk being run over (usually by a 4x4 being driven far too fast by a mother with kids on board!)
02-19-2014, 07:06 AM
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Some probably would. But certainly in more recently designed car parks there are pavements between ranks of bays.
Mark out the p&c spaces towards the end of one of those walkways. It shouldn't be that hard. (I have a degree in town planning, I know this stuff)
Mark out the p&c spaces towards the end of one of those walkways. It shouldn't be that hard. (I have a degree in town planning, I know this stuff)
02-19-2014, 07:14 AM
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People are very lazy. See how many people will sit and wait for a parking space for a couple of minutes rather than park 50 yards away and walk, which is much quicker.
02-19-2014, 07:26 AM
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True. Always amazes me when I see people double-parked (on the road) rather than pull forward a few feet into a space.
Surely they can see that they're actually closer to where they want to go if they're right by the kerb? I saw a taxi almost stop dead the other day next to some building work (which meant scaffold was in the parking bay) rather than pull forward into the 3 car long space in the bay.
That's the sort of thing that almost makes me go postal.
Surely they can see that they're actually closer to where they want to go if they're right by the kerb? I saw a taxi almost stop dead the other day next to some building work (which meant scaffold was in the parking bay) rather than pull forward into the 3 car long space in the bay.
That's the sort of thing that almost makes me go postal.
02-19-2014, 08:23 AM
#47
Totally agree. As a result, Waitrose car park is officially the most dangerous place on earth. People old and arrogant enough to think they can still drive safely at 85!
Plenty about
but as with other types of supermarket, better to buy online and get (descretely) delivered. 
02-20-2014, 06:19 AM
#50
Originally Posted by RattyS2k' timestamp='1392653350' post='23019586
Think UF has done the kiddie bashing bit to death now so can we move on to old people who go shopping in the evening and at weekend's. They do naff all weekdays so why do they come out when I need to nip in to Tesco for something.
I mostly cycle to the supermarket these days, and can therefore park nearer to the entrance than anyone else! MWAHAHAHAHA!
However, if I do need to take the car, I can thoroughly recommend Waitrose of an evening.
My car is in the centre of a normal space, and as you can see, there is lots of room:
Is that the new one at Hoddesdon?
The person who parked the focus there deserves to get a fine, no excuse for that. I do honestly think that if you let little things go then people keep pushing the boundaries. I don't understand why some scum insist on parking in disabled bays when they have no badge etc. They should enforce the rules more because its out of order.
The otherday i pulled up in a supermarket car park in the S2000 with no cars parked next to me, popped the bonnet to check that my recently changed rocker gasket wasn't leaking and some guy parked his car alongside mine and then promptly open his door and hit the side of my car. He wasn't even going to say sorry until i pointed out what he had done. I tend to only shop after 10pm now just because i cant be arsed with the people clipping my ankles with shopping trolleys and the general poor manners of people.
Im so glad i dont work in the retail industry anymore because i would end up blowing a fuse one day.