visited morrisons earlier...

[superavon]

i entered the car park to find that the entire one half of the car park is for parent and child...the remainder were several hundred yards further from the store.With several spaces for disabled(with which i have no complaint) it left little for others. Upon walking from a space that i eventually found i observed adultswith children of 14 years plus parked in the parent and family spaces.I find this very frustrating ,or is it just me being horrid? Ialso now see that child seats are kept permanently fixed in the cars with no child in tow....obviously to give the impression to any car park patroler that they are ok to park there.
Wont be going to that store again.

[joko]

most dont...but there is no risk of them being run over in the aisles is there...?

[DrFilth]

joko should people with a disability wear a high vis jacket or maybe hold a big sign up so the little darlings don't bump into them or make them turn awkwardly

[cathfromsaron]

under 7's in tesco!

but i think that is too high, because they don't need to sit in the trolley!

[joko]

drfilth...what are you on about? you are making no sense...

the point is, parent and child spaces are near the entrance so they dont have to walk through the cars...

your 'point' about hi vis jackets and disabilities is irrelevant ...

[Dave14]

Many car parks have a policy that encourages disabled parking in "Mother and Child" spaces if the former are full (of illegal parkers?). Our local Tesco and Coop shops follow this policy. I can fully understand the provision of wider spaces for the genuinely disabled and M&C to give improved access and to avoid damage by car doors. If you don't need such spaces, PLEASE leave them free for those who are genuinely needy.

[JimmyCooper]

I have parked in mother and child spaces on occasion

I fully support disabled spaces but having special spaces because you have kids with you I don't.

[tigwig]

Its honestly the space you need Jimmy, not the closeness to the store although that is a bonus if I'm honest. Let me explain why I need one of these big spaces when I do my shopping. I am a childminder with 3 kids all under 2. I have 3 car seats all on the back seat of my car. I get the eldest out first who stands next to the car while I get out the next 2. I have to have my door open as wide as it goes to do this. If in a normal space with a car parked next to you you cannot do this without the door resting on their door which could potentially mark it and there wouldnt be enough room to lean over anyway with a toddler stood next to you. If I cannot find a p&c space I simply take up 2 normal spaces.

[mccfluff]

bans kids from stores

and ban old people who walk slowly

and young fit helathy people who only by healthy stuff and look at your basket full of cake and wine with horror

all other shoppers

[Nosha123]

The P&C spaces are so nice and wide arent they... Just what I need to open the doors of my sports car - which are quite deep... Otherwise I just cant get out of them in a normal width space...
Where can I borrow some kids to qualify?

[ummmm]

I have a couple going spare...

[Nosha123]

what age Ummm.. need to be small ones or else they wont fit on the sports seats in the back!!! ;-)

[Rodge2]

Half of the car park seems an awful lot to have devoted to parent & child. There are a lot less than that at my local Morrisons. Maybe shop at Asda?? - they're cheaper anyway.

[ummmm]

They're a bit older....but you don't want a moody teenager opening a door into the car next to you. They have more power than little ones.

[rowanwitch]

if it is just the need for wider parking bays for mother and child why not put them furthest from the store creating more normal spaces for those who need them... maybe more disabled spaces and also a little more of a pick up set down space