Asda Is Going To Act – At Last. - Page 5

jaysay · 20-09-2010, 10:04

Fraudsters cost taxpayers £14.7 million by using unauthorised disabled parking badges | Mail Online

Just thought I'd resurrect this thread after reading the above article

madmal_1 · 20-09-2010, 15:53

this is how it should be THE PARENT AND CHILD SPACES should be for parent and child upto 2yrs parent with disabled child upto 10yrs only THE DISABLE SPACE for disabled person going into shop and parent with disabled child from 11yrs up only thats how i would do it witch is fair

lancsdave · 20-09-2010, 16:41

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Originally Posted by madmal_1

this is how it should be THE PARENT AND CHILD SPACES should be for parent and child upto 2yrs parent with disabled child upto 10yrs only THE DISABLE SPACE for disabled person going into shop and parent with disabled child from 11yrs up only thats how i would do it witch is fair

Not sure why a disable child under 11yrs old should be treated differently to those over 11

jaysay · 20-09-2010, 17:42

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Not sure why a disable child under 11yrs old should be treated differently to those over 11

Me neither Dave

madmal_1 · 20-09-2010, 17:53

they are not being treeted different both get to use the allocated spaces but it dosent matter what ages i say you will nit pick it has to start somewhere as for not paying the fine clamp them if they can prove they a child or disabled release them if not they have to pay to get the clamp off within a period of timeor it will be moved and will cost more same when peopple park in disable spaces any where harsh i know but i dont park where i shouldent if i can do it so can others then there wont be problems

jaysay · 20-09-2010, 18:06

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Originally Posted by madmal_1

they are not being treeted different both get to use the allocated spaces but it dosent matter what ages i say you will nit pick it has to start somewhere as for not paying the fine clamp them if they can prove they a child or disabled release them if not they have to pay to get the clamp off within a period of timeor it will be moved and will cost more same when peopple park in disable spaces any where harsh i know but i dont park where i shouldent if i can do it so can others then there wont be problems

There will always be problems whilst people who are fit and able blag blue badge for there own selfish purposes, and as the article I linked states there are a lot of these dishonest people about

Gremlin · 20-09-2010, 19:04

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

Wouldn't have noticed before it was raised on here but just watched two women park in a mother and child space and they didn't have any child with them.

I saw two young women today at ASDA jump out of a car parked on mother and child space and run into the store shouting "last one in buys the teas". they had a child seat in the back of the car so it looked OK.

Last week two of our so called Gypsies parked a Transit pick up truck across two disabled bays at ASDA and went in the store, (no doubt to shoplift).

I have only been to a superstore those two times for years so the "offence" must be committed quite a lot.

mattylad · 20-09-2010, 19:30

They wont give a monkeys because the "fines" are not legally enforceable and any letters about them can safely be ignored. Gypsies just wont get the letters anyway.

lancsdave · 20-09-2010, 20:02

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Originally Posted by madmal_1

they are not being treeted different both get to use the allocated spaces but it dosent matter what ages i say you will nit pick it has to start somewhere

What are you getting so stroppy for ? I don't see why any age has to be applied, a disabled child is a disabled child.

US Angel · 21-09-2010, 05:51

what gets up my nose is when disabled people park in disabled bays then sit there and let there not disabled partner go and shop so i hope these people will get a double fine my da d would often argue with disabled people ass he was disabled and coudnt park because of this
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My hubby sometimes has to go and sit in the car because he cannot stand any longer while we are shopping and yes we both could have a tag but only had him get it.
So sometimes there is a reason for the person sitting in the car

jaysay · 21-09-2010, 09:14

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Originally Posted by US Angel

what gets up my nose is when disabled people park in disabled bays then sit there and let there not disabled partner go and shop so i hope these people will get a double fine my dad would often argue with disabled people ass he was disabled and couldn't park because of this
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My hubby sometimes has to go and sit in the car because he cannot stand any longer while we are shopping and yes we both could have a tag but only had him get it.
So sometimes there is a reason for the person sitting in the car

But they should not be taking up a disabled parking space, end of story, I suppose the same criteria applies in the USA as it does here, in as much as "that the disabled person must be away from the vehicle when using a Blue Badge", not sat taking up a disabled parking space while an able bodied person does the shopping

Benipete · 21-09-2010, 10:05

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Originally Posted by US Angel

what gets up my nose is when disabled people park in disabled bays then sit there and let there not disabled partner go and shop so i hope these people will get a double fine my da d would often argue with disabled people ass he was disabled and coudnt park because of this
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My hubby sometimes has to go and sit in the car because he cannot stand any longer while we are shopping and yes we both could have a tag but only had him get it.
So sometimes there is a reason for the person sitting in the car

What really gets up MY tudor is when someone who could have used a disabled bay takes up the last remaining ordinary bay leaving me nowhere to park.

mani · 22-09-2010, 02:46

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Originally Posted by Benipete

What really gets up MY tudor is when someone who could have used a disabled bay takes up the last remaining ordinary bay leaving me nowhere to park.

*LOOOOOOOOOOOOL*

its a shame that supermarkets just dont enforce such things strongly. this was just a flash in the pan two weeks later no one remembered so they didnt care anymore.

i'm sure if they gave the contract to a company who did such things it would be more strictly enforced - esp the disabled bay though i'm sure you'd still get some people trying a fast one with the parent bays

mattylad · 22-09-2010, 07:01

Thing is, if it is enforced strongly the customers find another supermarket or ignore it completely.

All these tickets are lame attempts at using contract law and private tickets can be ignored
as they are on private land and they have no legal authority to"fine" people.

IMO instead they need to consider where they are putting lots of the places that regularly get abused, like not putting the cash machine right in front of disabled spaces or vis verse.

Some people are just ignorant & you'll never get them to consider others.

MargaretR · 22-09-2010, 09:11

I once drove to ASDA just to use a cash machine.
It was after dark (9pm) and I felt more secure using a machine in a lit area where I could park very near.
I used a 'mother and child space'.
I felt no guilt at using it - any child still in a pushchair ought to be tucked up in bed at that time.
There should be daytime set hours for the restriction to apply, just as there are for daytime parking in town.