Disabled? Parent with Child? Good Luck Parking at the Supermarket.

[NickFitz]

Wheel clampers face private land ban

We all know some of these clamping firms are cowboys verging on gangsters, but what's your old mum going to do when she has to park hundreds of yards away from Waitrose (or Tesco) because of the 4X4 drivers who've taken all the disabled spaces whilst they pop in for twenty Regal?

(Bonus points to Professor Stephen Glaister for the standard technique of mentioning one exceptional case as if it's the norm.)

[Spacecadet]

it's been banned in scotland for sometime...from what I've seen, they seem to be coping OK

(Bonus points to Professor Stephen Glaister for the standard technique of mentioning one exceptional case as if it's the norm.)

What makes this an exceptional case?
She happens to be a nurse yes, but it does raise the fact that the clamping firms are rather indiscriminate and people may have a extenuating circumstances when parking on private land

[Paddy]

Wheel clampers face private land ban

We all know some of these clamping firms are cowboys verging on gangsters, but what's your old mum going to do when she has to park hundreds of yards away from Waitrose (or Tesco) because of the 4X4 drivers who've taken all the disabled spaces whilst they pop in for twenty Regal?

(Bonus points to Professor Stephen Glaister for the standard technique of mentioning one exceptional case as if it's the norm.)

I have never seen a supermarket clamp a car. Have you?

I very rarely see a disable badge car used by a disabled person and even more rare is one who actually has difficulty in walking.

As for parent and child parking. Parents use these not only for infants but also when they have 16 yo kids.

Stop the disabled badge abuse and handing the out badges anyone with the slightest disability. Problem solved.

[MarillionFan]

Clamping obviously in vogue today.

Front page of the Sun

People's champ beats clamps | The Sun |News

[SupremeSpod]

I have never seen a supermarket clamp a car. Have you?

I very rarely see a disable badge car used by a disabled person and even more rare is one who actually has difficulty in walking.

As for parent and child parking. Parents use these not only for infants but also when they have 16 yo kids.

Stop the disabled badge abuse and handing the out badges anyone with the slightest disability. Problem solved.

Our local Sainsbury has ANPR cameras that check you in and out. Overstay your welcome and you get a bill through the post.

[Halo Jones]

I very rarely see a disable badge car used by a disabled person and even more rare is one who actually has difficulty in walking.

This is a difficult one, someone may look fine getting out of the car but after going round the shop they could be broken & desperatly need thier car to be parked near by.

But yes I do think there is a lot of badge abuse.

[Paddy]

Our local Sainsbury has ANPR cameras that check you in and out. Overstay your welcome and you get a bill through the post.

They can only bill the driver. You are under no legal obligation to supply the driver details in a civil parking penalty.


PS

Can I swap my number plates to my german zoll plates in a private car park?

[TimberWolf]

I was glad to see a couple of cars clamped in our local park yesterday. Some people drive and park on the grass when they can't find a space on the side of the road, which is unfair on those who follow the rules. So it was nice to see it finally being "clamping down" on. Although when I passed the second clamped car, I saw it was a young female's who looked embarrassed and a little distressed. Wrong target maybe, as it's gangs who are the biggest problem. That and people who just couldn't give a stuff.

[MaryPoppins]

Although when I passed the second clamped car, I saw it was a young female's who looked embarrassed and a little distressed.

She should park properly then.

[SupremeSpod]

She should park properly then.

Anybody else see the inherent flaw in the above statement?