It is frustrating but as others have said you just dont know his story. I did something like this once. I didnt have little children and there was only me in the car but I was struggling to find a park and I just wanted to dash in and grab some flowers for my friend who had just lost her baby. She asked if I could buy flowers on my way to visit her. I had someone make nasty comments but I was in no mood to deal with them

You might be shocked to find he has a valid reason to park there. He may have dropped his partner and baby and pram at a door so they could attend the doctor’s on time and then went to find a pram car space to return to!

I think there are valid reasons to use these spaces – eg when you’re picking up your partner and they have the baby with them, when you have a disability, etc. I wouldn’t assume anything.

If all car parks were a little wider it would be easier for everyone. Car parks are getting smaller, its crazy.

I can understand both sides but my question is this, why can’t they make all parking spaces wider, then there would never be an issue of hitting someone’s car with your car door.

People are always quick to judge

I do think it’s about awareness and considerate of others, but unfortunately this is severely lacking in society today.

The fact that he “ran away” I think shows he didn’t want to engage with this lady for whatever reason. Perhaps she has a point but it isn’t up to her to police the parking spot. She should have reported it to centre management.

I do think it’s a matter of having consideration for other people. You can’t really make a judgement about someone else using one of these spaces. What if he was going to pick up his wife and/or baby and so did need the space? What if he had an invisible disability? Sure, some selfish people will abuse it. But it’s pretty iffy to make judgements.

I definitely agree that those with disabilities get preference whether it’s a designated disability or parent park.
I often try and park back a bit away from other cars when using my pram, the little walk does we good! However, there’s definitely been times especially when my little one was a newborn that those car spaces were a life saver!
If this man had no reason to use this park then that’s very disappointing.

Having children is a choice. Being disabled isn’t a choice. Just be grateful there are parking spaces made available for parents these days. Or would you prefer to be stuck with the choice my mother was lumped with, by parking much further away just so you had the space to get kids out the car and then having to walk a distance just to get all us kids to the shops. I think (some) parents these days have become way too entitled and the mere fact you’d feel the need to publicly humiliate another person on social media all over a parking space clearly shows some parents probably shouldn’t have kids if they allow such a small thing like this get to them so much. After all, we all have a choice to have kids knowing that we all still need to go do shopping, attend dr’s appointments, do house chores, etc with or without kid, it’s all about the choices you make.

So sick of people using the internet to just shame people for things they personally don’t agree with

I think it’s more a courtesy thing. People have their reasons for using it.

Legally he has done nothing wrong… morally, possibly?.. but you don’t know his story or his reasons. People are really quick to judge……………..and publicly shame people when they don’t know the full story.

Last time I checked it’s not just for parents with prams usually, it’s parents with young children period. Not everyone has a pram, but we should be supportive of parents. There should be adequate parking for both disabled, parents and all other users. Nothing more frustrating than seeing a whole bunch of unused disabled parks. If someone is very obviously doing the wrong thing, they should be called out.

I’m not a fan of public shaming. He may have been picking someone up with a pram.
I took my elderly Mum to the hairdressers and parked in a disability spot (with her permit displayed) . While I waited I did some shopping and took it to the boot and was abused by someone, even though I was waiting for Mum to finish. It’s not always black and white.

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 14 Dec 2022 , 7:16 am

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  I agree, situations are often more complicated and a quick snap judgment is ill advised.

I am not a fan of naming and shaming. Hard to make judgments without all the facts.

I think it’s worse if cars are parked in a disability parking spot without a permit; happens to me all the time…I may say something about it, but i don’t post it on social media

I have 4 kids under 5 and rarely use a pram, it’s easier and safer to put them in a trolley. Does this mean I shouldn’t use the parents with prams spot?

I didn’t think that they were legally binding. More of a courtesy space for people with prams. Also not just for young babies , but for people wrangling young kids that make walking any distance through a busy carpark dangerous.

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  • • bankstownbrats replied
    • 13 Dec 2022 , 7:55 am

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  they are not ..it’s as you said just a a “good faith “ spot

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    • • Ellen replied
      • 13 Dec 2022 , 8:52 am

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    Yes, I don’t think they’re legally binding either, but a disability parking spot is