Parking in mum/baby spaces

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So I bought this car as my family car. (it has rear seats) and I have many times parked in mum and baby spaces as is the benefit of having junior spoon. Almost every time I see disgust on other car park users faces and I've suddenly become worried that some petty damage will ensue as an act of vigilantism. I do however enjoy the return journey to the car with junior spoon in arms, but as soon as he is out if sight, I'm waiting for some do gooder to pipe up.

Anyone else have this sort of feeling? Almost as if I shouldn't park in these spaces regardless of the need to use them. (use the word need in pinch of salty terms)
 
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If you have your kids with you then all is good, as Tallman has said, those that hate hate. You are perfectly entitled to park is such spaces and it’s unlikely a hater will actually damage the car, it will always be at much greater risk from shopping trolleys and door dings in normal spaces.
 
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Mr Spoon said:
So I bought this car as my family car. (it has rear seats) and I have many times parked in mum and baby spaces as is the benefit of having junior spoon. Almost every time I see disgust on other car park users faces and I've suddenly become worried that some petty damage will ensue as an act of vigilantism. I do however enjoy the return journey to the car with junior spoon in arms, but as soon as he is out if sight, I'm waiting for some do gooder to pipe up.

Anyone else have this sort of feeling? Almost as if I shouldn't park in these spaces regardless of the need to use them. (use the word need in pinch of salty terms)
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Yep, I felt exactly the same and got the same looks. People don't believe they are family cars.
When parked, I leave the front seat forward so the child seat can be seen and I have a baby on board sign in the rear window.
 
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I had a similar issue when I parked the Spider in a disabled space, lots of disapproving looks and then this woman jumps out of her mini bus thing and screams at me like a banshee. Ignored them walked to the passenger seat got my sons disabled badge and attached it to the windscreen and then opened the door to help him out, no doubting my sons disability and as we walked slowly away I just said to the woman "disabled children can ride in Maseratis too"
 
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zagatoes30 said:
I had a similar issue when I parked the Spider in a disabled space, lots of disapproving looks and then this woman jumps out of her mini bus thing and screams at me like a banshee. Ignored them walked to the passenger seat got my sons disabled badge and attached it to the windscreen and then opened the door to help him out, no doubting my sons disability and as we walked slowly away I just said to the woman "disabled children can ride in Maseratis too"
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SE_123

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I think some people just assume the worst in everyone and love to point out what everyone is doing wrong.

Unsurprisingly they are normally the worst people and don't live by the same rules they apply to others.
 
Tallman

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Scaf said:
If you have your kids with you then all is good, as Tallman has said, those that hate hate. You are perfectly entitled to park is such spaces and it’s unlikely a hater will actually damage the car, it will always be at much greater risk from shopping trolleys and door dings in normal spaces.
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don't take my word for it though, it’s just “internet advice” ;) God, rainy Saturday mornings are great for taking a dig on this forum
 
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(Hold my beer @Tallman ....)

I'm surprised nobody has brought up the appalling sexism (or perhaps excellent trans acceptance) in this thread title.

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Firstly, I thought it should be titled 'care-giver and young person' spaces. But then I became glad that the implication of this title is that nowadays, men can be 'mum's too. It's all very confusing.

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MarkMas said:
(Hold my beer @Tallman ....)

I'm surprised nobody has brought up the appalling sexism (or perhaps excellent trans acceptance) in this thread title.

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Firstly, I thought it should be titled 'care-giver and young person' spaces. But then I became glad that the implication of this title is that nowadays, men can be 'mum's too. It's all very confusing.

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Take comfort from the fact that it's only confusing for sane people ;)
 
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Mr Spoon said:
So I bought this car as my family car. (it has rear seats) and I have many times parked in mum and baby spaces as is the benefit of having junior spoon. Almost every time I see disgust on other car park users faces and I've suddenly become worried that some petty damage will ensue as an act of vigilantism. I do however enjoy the return journey to the car with junior spoon in arms, but as soon as he is out if sight, I'm waiting for some do gooder to pipe up.

Anyone else have this sort of feeling? Almost as if I shouldn't park in these spaces regardless of the need to use them. (use the word need in pinch of salty terms)
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Someone had a go at me parking in a baby parking place in my Lotus Exige...They had to then back track as I hoisted my 18 month old out of the passenger seat....Things are no always as they seem.
 
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I remember once parking up my XK8 in a parent and child space, the signposts clearly state that they're fit for families driving with children up to 12 years of age.

With my daughter (squeezed) in the back, I left the car to get a ticket - and some t*** in an Astra pulled my up on my choice of space, after explaining that I wasn't in breach of any parking regs he backed down... but his automatic assumption was that I was driving on my own. It wound me up at the time and part of me feels I should have ripped him a second poop-chute for mindless accusation, but this earth will always be populated by morons (particularly those that are quick to judge) and I sense a selective cull of the populous isn't yet on the current government's manifesto.
 
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Mr Spoon said:
So I bought this car as my family car. (it has rear seats) and I have many times parked in mum and baby spaces as is the benefit of having junior spoon. Almost every time I see disgust on other car park users faces and I've suddenly become worried that some petty damage will ensue as an act of vigilantism. I do however enjoy the return journey to the car with junior spoon in arms, but as soon as he is out if sight, I'm waiting for some do gooder to pipe up.

Anyone else have this sort of feeling? Almost as if I shouldn't park in these spaces regardless of the need to use them. (use the word need in pinch of salty terms)
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Intrigued a young person calls them mum and baby spaces in the modern age. Putting that to one side, that was half the pleasure for me of taking the young kids to the supermarket. Enjoy it whilst you can, mine are now driving around with magnetic red and white signs stuck to three cylinder chariots.
 
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To be fare, I see knobs parking in disabled and child spaces all the time. Usually some 20 something with a bmw or merc or some such. Not surprised people get wound up.
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Agree but don't assume based on the car some one drives.

A few years ago in a the local Tesco some oik parked in a disabled space and he and his mates proceeded to walk towards the store, when pulled up one of them started to limp obviously put on. Out of the blue some big guy rugby tackled the lad with the limp, stood up and said now let's see how you walk - he certainly had a real limp this time
 
c4sman

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If you think it’s bad in your GT try parking in these spaces with a 911 Turbo, given that there’s a lot less Porsche lovers out there compared to Mazzers. Had the Turbo when my daughter was young enough for us to qualify (we even had a buggy small enough to fit in the frunk). Like the OP, I feared I might come back to find a key down the side of it after shopping based on the dirty looks I got before extracting her from her child seat in the back. It’s also hard to see the child seat in the back of a 911 with its small dark rear windows so people make assumptions unless they see the actual child.
 
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