TO THE people who park in parent and child spaces (without children): Let me to explain a few things to you. We do not require these spaces because we are lazy and can’t be bothered to walk very far to the shop.

We require these spaces for the following reasons: 1.To stop our toddlers damaging the car next to ours when they accidentally push the car door open.

2.So we have enough room at the side of the car to be able to do our children’s seat belts up as dictated by law and to prevent them from flying around in the back of the car.

3.So we can open the car door wide enough to take out or put in a baby in a car seat, again mandated by law.

4.So we are located near to trolley bays, pavements and walkways that lead us to our desired venue, rather than having to navigate toddlers who are yet to learn road sense across a dangerous car park.

We don’t care if these wider spaces are at the back of the car park. We don’t care if we have to walk an extra few yard. It’s all about the space around our car so that we can get our children in and out of the car safely.

Please take this on board next time you casually park in a space that you shouldn’t be in.