Brian Jeffries (Letters, February 27) is quite obviously ignorant of the purpose of parent-and-child parking spaces at supermarkets.

They are not there so parents don't have to walk far but so parents can remove their children to the safety of their buggies within an accessible area.

I have lived for 42 years without once encountering a buggy that has impeded my access anywhere. If I might be so bold as to suggest, if this is not the case for Mr Jeffries, he has to be the one with the problem.

I see Mr Jeffries as a sad, lonely, bitter man who - hopefully, please God - has never had any children of his own. If he has, he is blind to what wonderful human beings children are.

They represent our future, which is why respectable people nurture them with kindness and understanding. Children bring joy, sometimes worry and sometimes hardship but if you are a caring human you will reap the rewards of affording them the respect they deserve.

If I were the manager of a supermarket, who would be my preferred customer?

A sad misfit who undoubtedly counts every last penny or a young family that spends twice as much? As a supermarket customer, I would much rather encounter a lively youngster acting up at the checkout then a fusty, grumpy old man like Mr Jeffries.

Lastly, speaking as someone with a disabled son, I wish supermarkets could police their parking spaces. How I would love to see this moaner ejected from one. He could then go to spend his pittance elsewhere, even if he does claim he spends a considerable amount.

-Mrs C Oakley, Stansfield Road, Lewes