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Of course you can park in a car space

I do it anytime someone charges me for bike parking.  They charge me car rate, I take car space, simples! You can usually ride around the end of the barrier if weight doesn't trigger the sensor.

Security is a bike bugbear wherever you go.

Shopping in Waitrose? Then there are sometimes bays up near the disabled ones. They tend not to charge bikes even when charging cars. Speak to someone in store, give them the I shop here a lot flannel, things may happen

Supermarket parking

I have had trouble in my local Tesco car park. They provide a nice, big bike parking space close to the entrance and handy for the cash machines.

So it's usually full of cars.

Last time it happened I tapped on the window of a lady who had just parked there. I was polite and asked if she realised she was parked on the motorcyle parking bay. She said she hadn't so I pointed out that the area had a big white M/C painted on it.

"Yes" she said "Mother and Child."

I gave up then and parked in a car space

a few years ago

near to where i used to work was a  very large Tesco store, i parked in an empty trolley bay because the M/C bay was taken up with recycle bins,,, long story short,, the manager and i had a heated debate, of which he lost,

did he move bins..... NO ! ...

did i ever park in a trolley bay again  ? ...... YES ! ....

how many times did this happen  ? Twice

did he move the bins ? ..... Yes

do i park my bike in a M/C bay ?... No ....

where did i park ?

Next to the main entrance of the store on the vast pedestrianised pavement in full and plain view of security,,,,, and do you know what ? , I've never been challenged about it, in fact the manager was seriously thinking about getting bollards put up so a few bikes could park there, without fear of getting damaged by passing shoppers... good man i say,,, don't know if he ever did though as i was made redundant not long afterwards lol

I would NEVER park in a car space!

Especially at a supermarket .When I teach my pupils parking I always stress that they park as far away from the entrance as they can .Why ? because all the idiots like half blind OAPs who dont look around ,Mums with loads of kids  whos mind is preocupied with sceaming children then dont concentraite and bang their door ( at the least ) into car parked correctly next to them.So basically if your bike is near any of those numptys god help it !