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Who should park in Parents with Prams parks?

Justaduck View Member Profile	09/01/2013, 11:31 PM Post #1
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Over the past year I know they are not legally enforcable and a lot of people don't like them, whether you think they are right or wrong...who do you think is entitled to park in them? Over the past year I have seen...parents using a pram/stroller with their child, parents using a carrier and child (but no pram), parent using just the shopping trolley, but with a child in a car seat, parent with child who would be no less than 6 or 7 yrs old and people on their own. I personally like them because they are wider and I it is almost guaranteed that I will have room to open the door to get DD out (even if someone parks on or a little over the line), and I have room to have her stroller next to the car as opposed to sitting at the boot. I would still use them if they were in the furthest parks away from the entrance, as long as they were that bit wider.

niggles View Member Profile	09/01/2013, 11:37 PM Post #2
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Nobody. They should get rid of them. If I need more room I can park at the far end next to an empty bay.

jo-v View Member Profile	09/01/2013, 11:37 PM Post #3
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I think they're ideally for people with babies/toddlers that are not old enough to walk. I have a 4 yr old and a 2 yr old and wouldn't park in one now as my kids are fine to walk from further away and we rarely use the buggy anymore. Wouldn't bother me if someone parked in one and then put the child in a trolley/carrier instead of a buggy/pram, that's just personal choice.

Old Grey Mare View Member Profile	09/01/2013, 11:37 PM Post #4
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Having successfully managed my two kids in the dark ages before pram parking was around I am sorely tempted to park in them to make up for what I missed out on.

UpsyDaisy View Member Profile	09/01/2013, 11:38 PM Post #5
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Parents or carer's with children/adults with disability parking permits that can't get a disability park My bad

howdo View Member Profile	09/01/2013, 11:39 PM Post #6
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Meh, those parks are not all that ...

jojonbeanie View Member Profile	09/01/2013, 11:43 PM Post #7
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They should be means tested. If you have lots of disposable income you are able to spend at the shops then you should get the best parking.

poss71 View Member Profile	09/01/2013, 11:47 PM Post #8
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QUOTE (jojonbeanie @ 10/01/2013, 12:43 AM) They should be means tested. If you have lots of disposable income you are able to spend at the shops then you should get the best parking. They are! Where I used to live, the nearest shopping centre had about a hundred PWP parking spaces. Where I live now, the nearest centre has the same number or more of seniors spaces. It's all about getting the local demographic of big spenders into the centre.

BlueUnicorn View Member Profile	09/01/2013, 11:48 PM Post #9
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Parents of young kids. I like them for the safety aspect. With one hand on the pram and one on my 3yo I am more comfortable that my 4 yo doesn't have to cross a road without being held. I also like that they seem to be bigger so I can get in and out of the car easier. It doesn't bother me if the child is in a trolley, carrier or pram, but I get annoyed at people whe have no kids with them parking there. ETA, except at one of our shops it's a 'parents with prams and seniors' park which I think is also a good idea. This post has been edited by BlueUnicorn: 09/01/2013, 11:51 PM

*lightning View Member Profile	09/01/2013, 11:57 PM Post #10
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I think anyone who needs to be close to the entrance. I have recently used one of these spots due to my DS2 getting a bit big for the pram and hating being in it. DS2 is autistic and loves wheels that spin, he will got straight for cars in motion focusing on the spinning wheels. I think these spots are so parents can safely get their children to the door.

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