Mm, what an annoying chap telling me his excuse over the disability car park at the Pak n Save – Clarence Street, Hamilton?
First of all, he is NOT A DISABLED man.
I took the disabled senior man – Rob (his name is not real) to do his food grocery at Pak n Save, Clarence Street, Hamilton at noon time today. First we went to have lunch at Burger King, Hamilton and talked over the past week though signing because we are deaf plus he has other disabilities. His other disabilities are CP as in Cerebral Palsy, speech impaired and low English.
We arrived to find one disabled car park space free but there was a grey/white or silver car in front of us. We thought he was pulling out, BUT we were wrong. He drove into the disabled car park and called out the young boy who he was waiting with a full load of foods in the trolley by the huge glass windows. Then he was loading all the food items in the back of his car while the young boy standing there waiting. The young boy noticed us and telling the man about us. I watched his lip moving as he was talking to the young boy. The man said five minutes, five minutes.
Rob was holding his mobility permit card holder that showed a proof that he is entitled for us to park the car in the disability car space. This man does not have one at all! Because we can see through the window of my car to his car.
Finally he walked over to me, there was no apologised from him to us. His excuse was he can not find anywhere to park and his grandson had to wait with full food in the trolley near the disabled parking etc… I merely told him firmly that I don’t take his words for this excuse and he went on saying that his son in law working in Pak N Save. His son in law said it is okay to park and pick up his grandson in the disabled car park.
I told him it is illegal to do that even any staff failed to accept or fail to take responsibility for allowing any family members even friends to park in the disabled park. I told him that there is plenty of parent’s car parking available. He declined this and the conversation was over. He walked away and drove off without anymore apologised.
Sigh!
After they left and I drove up to park in the same spot. We continue to do the food shopping inside. Then I went over to talked to the manager about the incident and advised the manager to speak to ALL STAFF about the guidelines and the rules over who is allow for parking the car, etc.. It is NOT for a drop or pick up car spaces.
I wish people need to learn how to respect and accept that disabled car park is for All disabled people who have a mobility permit holder card.
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