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Parking excuses make me mad

Isn't it time Tesco, Asda and other supermarkets and companies did something about lazy parking? Otherwise they could lose custom through these inconsiderate people.

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Shopping at Tesco's on August 24, and looking for a space to park, we could see that the disabled bays were taken so we parked in the mother and toddler bay that was available. I have a disabled son, aged ten, and a 21/2-year-old son.

When we approached the disabled bays the first three were taken by a silver sports car, a lady sitting in her 4x4 with a child in front and a blue car with a teenage girl in front, not one displaying any blue badge. They were all still there when we came back out.

The all parked away from sight of the access road, so a disabled person could not see whether any blue badges was displayed.

As we walked past, another lady entered a space that came available, jumped out and hurried into Tesco's without a hint of disability and no blue badge.

These people cannot claim the car park was full. It was 7pm and there were plenty of spaces, but they would have had to walk.

This is not just a problem at Tesco's, it happens at Merry Hill, various car parks around town, in fact just about anywhere.

Some people will say "well I was in a rush", "I was only going to be a minute", "I would have moved if they had asked". But, no, they weren't in a rush and, no, they wouldn't have moved. They'are just too bloody lazy to walk.

If you do challenge them they will either pretend they are deaf or give you a mouthful.

Mrs Lynne Higgins, Windsor Crescent, Dudley.

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