According to London evening standard, heavily pregnant 33-year old Asma Nadeem was slammed with a £70 fine for parking in a parent and toddler bay at retail giant asda parking lot in east London. Smart parking, operator of the parking lot defended its action by saying the lady was not with child and so had no right to park at that spot even though Asma was only eight days away from her due date.
So my question is, isn't a pregnant woman technically with child, so why couldn't the parking lot operator exercise discretion, in my opinion pregnant women especially those in the third trimester should be given priority because they are not as able bodied and some simple activities such as walking, picking up even the lightest objects could be tiring and stressful.
The supermarket however has backed down and a spokesperson apologised to the Nadeem family for the inconvenience caused, after a local paper brought the plight of the family to limelight.
The attendant who issued the ticket brought unnecessary bad press to his company for lack of empathy, after all what is the difference between him and a programmed machine if he cannot exercise discretion.
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| Asma pictured with husband and kids has been delivered of a baby girl. |
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