Comments on: Matalan Store, Stockton-on-Tees http://caughtya.org/2007/07/29/matalan-store-stockton-on-tees/ A "hall of shame" to expose people parking illegally in disability or mobility parking spaces. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:18:01 -0500 hourly 1 By: Webmaster http://caughtya.org/2007/07/29/matalan-store-stockton-on-tees/comment-page-1/#comment-8966 Webmaster Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:05:55 +0000 http://caughtya.org/united-kingdom/2007/07/matalan-store-stockton-on-tees.html#comment-8966 I'm not 100% sure, but I suspect that the situation in the UK is much the same as in NZ. Police/Council officer aren't allowed to issue parking citations on "private" land such as supermarket's parking lots. Yet, it is the responsibility of the parking lot owner to manage and monitor the lot and ensure that people don't abuse the parking spaces. Spaces for pregnant mothers are not, AFAIK, included under any laws, but are simply a nice PR exercise on the part of the business. I have a feeling that "mother spaces" are generally better respected than disability parking spaces. I'm not 100% sure, but I suspect that the situation in the UK is much the same as in NZ. Police/Council officer aren't allowed to issue parking citations on "private" land such as supermarket's parking lots. Yet, it is the responsibility of the parking lot owner to manage and monitor the lot and ensure that people don't abuse the parking spaces.

Spaces for pregnant mothers are not, AFAIK, included under any laws, but are simply a nice PR exercise on the part of the business. I have a feeling that "mother spaces" are generally better respected than disability parking spaces.

]]> By: Jason http://caughtya.org/2007/07/29/matalan-store-stockton-on-tees/comment-page-1/#comment-8949 Jason Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:48:14 +0000 http://caughtya.org/united-kingdom/2007/07/matalan-store-stockton-on-tees.html#comment-8949 Unfortunetly, carparks such as that arent governed by traffic wardens or the council. As far as ive heard tesco go, a disabled person is allowed to park in a child and mother space if there is no other room, and vice versa. Dont know about matalan though, but i expect its their private carpark. Unfortunetly, carparks such as that arent governed by traffic wardens or the council. As far as ive heard tesco go, a disabled person is allowed to park in a child and mother space if there is no other room, and vice versa.
Dont know about matalan though, but i expect its their private carpark.

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