I also share frustration at parking without a blue badge in disabled spaces, but agree that it is a minority who do this.
On the other hand, it seems to be much less of a taboo to park in a parent and child spot with no child!
I was at the local Aldi last night at around 6:30pm and within 2 minutes a woman in her 40s in an MG ZS pulled up in the first available parent and child space. Alone in the car.
As I walked towards the entrance, a thug type in a Mercedes C Class took the parent and child space immediately outside the entrance, got out and tried to enter the store via the exit, which probably explained his lack of mental capacity.
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