Petition

Stop people parking in parent and child who don’t have a child with them

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Create a law that states parent and child spaces are to be used by parent and child only or heavily pregnant women. Issue fines for those who break the rules to stop them from doing it.
As a mum of a young baby I am constantly having to struggle or park very far away at the supermarket. When I walk passed the parent and child spaces I see no parents with children, these spaces are taken advantage of massively by everyone. I see van drivers with no children, elderly people, young lads, people in sports cars. Non of them have babies or children with them at all. I see people with disabled badges parked there with all the disabled spaces available. It’s time for change.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action:

Give permits for parent and child bays to stop the misuse of these spaces
Give permits for parent and child bays to stop the misuse of these spaces

Timeline

30 Jul 2025 Petition opened for signatures
26 Aug 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Aug 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 1 Sep 2026.