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Mother and baby spaces
Ok, so joined Tesco mother and baby club and they send out a 'parking permit' which you write the cars registration number on and stick in the window of your car thus allowing you to park in the mother and baby spaces. I rang tesco clubcard to ask what happens if you and your husband have a car each and you often swap cars, does that mean only the one car with the parking permit is allowed to park in the mother and baby space. Girl on phone says it's fine to have two parkign permits and would send me another one out with hubby's car registration printed on it. I asked at the time 'do you have to have the permit stuck in the window to park in the space? are tescos planning on turfing you out of the space if you have no permit? Girl says that I need a permit to park in the space. So weeks later no second permit, email Tesco to find out what's happening. They say they have to investigate (lol). Finally get back to me today and you can only have one permit per house and it applies to only one car and if you don't display the permit you will be asked to move the car. Argh!!!!!!!!!!! So the bloomin permit has got your registration number written on it and you can't even put it in the other car cos that car has obviously got a different registration plate. So whether or not baby is the bl**dy car you get moaned at for parking there!!!! What a waste of time. Incidentaly when I was at tescos today shopping I walked past all the cars in the baby spaces and not one had this bloomin permit thing and no one had turfed them out. So I've decided that the permit thing is a bit pointless and I shall just park at the other end of the car park out of the way once baby is here . LOL!!!
Sorry for rant but the whole thing just seems a bit silly to me.
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Sorry for rant but the whole thing just seems a bit silly to me.
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I think it's Tescos trying to make out that they're so right on and helpful with families etc but actually don't put the resources in to police it properly - the usual story I'm afraid. Also used to come across this all the time when I went out with my daughter in her wheelchair - complete ignoramouses using the disabled bays when they were perfectly able to walk and move and not even display a badge. Grrr.....still makes my blood boil that the shops do nothing about it.
Karenxx
28+5
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I must say I am also registered with Tesco parent club and have that permit sticker but never use it. I find this pointless. As some of us I have never had problem so far parking on mum with babies space with no permit sticker. I feel that the 'Baby on board' sign that most of us have should be enough to point to people that we are entitled to those spaces. What annoys me big time is that people who have no kids at all are using our spaces to park and most often when I go shopping there is no mum and baby space where I can park. It happens to me quite often when I go to Morison. Once I saw this old man in front of me parking to one of the mum with baby space (that was the only one available) and I had no where to park. Until then I had never told off anyone but that time I just had to. He felt so embarest he moved his car straight away. I think people like this should be given tickets..not ignored. Also I think shops should provide more mums with babies spaces not just a had full.
Have a nice evening everyone
Its about time all shops / supermarkets took notice as I am sure most house holds shopping is done by mums & dads with small children!
Tammi xxx
29 weeks
It is lucky my oh works nights and I don't work so we are able to go shopping at a time when there are loads of spaces. (Which is helpful as I won't park between two cars!! Haha.)
You would think they went round the car park keeping an eye on who parked in the disabled and baby spaces, checking to see if they had badges, child car seats, etc, but I don't think they do otherwise people wouldn't get away with parking in disabled...
I used to work in a pub and on busy days like easter wkend etc, staff had to issue parking tickets
There was a day where I went out and did this and the first place I went to was obv the disabled spaces. I issued bowt 4 tickets for non permit holders.
I was then told by my superviser to go and post all the copies immediately and get out of pub quick.
I soon found out why. When people walked in and said they had only parked in disabled space for 5 minutes etc, my manager wanted to just rip up the copy of the parking ticket and not send it.
Never mind that these people are abusing spaces, as long as she didn't get a hard time.
grrrrrrrrr. sorry bowt that but its so annoying|!!! xxxxx
I think as long as it is clear you have a baby with you then there isn't much to worry about xx
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