On Feb 19, 7:31*am, harry wrote:

But if they can walk all round a store pushing a trolley, why will a
slightly shortened journey in the car be needed.?

Many stores provide electric "scooters" for those who cannot walk
around unaided.

The same applies with these parent and child spaces.

I will to some extent give you that one. While I can and do avoid
them by doing supermarket shopping late in the evening where possible
(the joys of 24hr opening) there is nothing more annoying than a
family of four dawdling around the supermarket with badly-behaved
children in tow.

A single parent obviously has no choice in the matter. But these
"family outings" to the supermarket are just a pain. If one adult
went shopping while the other stayed at home/went somewhere else e.g.
the park with the children (or if wanting to give a child experience
of the supermarket one adult brought one child and supervised them
properly rather than letting them run riot while husband and wife
decide which wine they want tonight), the whole issue would be
avoided.

Neil