We’ve all been there – watched a child-free driver take that last parent car park at the mall from right under your very nose. It’s infuriating! So infuriating that one of the most popular stories we’ve ever run was about the mum who took the ultimate revenge on a childless guy who did just that – and smeared her child’s dirty nappy all over his windscreen. Ironically, it was a Tesco car park in which this happened too!
To date there has been nothing traffic warders or shoppers can do when childless drivers take up the parent parks. That is, until now.
UK supermarket chain Tesco has announced that it is going to roll out a scheme which will see drivers parking in allocated parent and child spaces, or disabled spaces, when they are not needed will be FINED.
The scheme will be enforced by supplying members of staff with an app which allows them to photograph vehicles parked in disabled bays without a blue badge, or taking up family spaces without children under 12.
No fixed price has been confirmed by Tesco as of yet, but a fee of £25 has been suggested. This comes after an initial trial, which was said to be successful.
A spokesman from Tesco said: “Many disabled customers rely on our disabled parking bays, so we’ve introduced our self-monitoring initiative to highlight the importance of using the bays properly, making it fairer and easier for everyone to find a space.”
In New Zealand, generally speaking, vehicles can be clamped, towed or ticketed if they are parked “wrongfully” – either in a disabled area or in a spot where they were not shopping – but it’s unclear whether this applies to parks for parents.
Via Mother and Baby and Now To Love
