Aldi shoppers demand tough fines for drivers after mum's photo goes viral

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A mum was raging when she saw how one motorcyle was parked in the car park of her local Aldi store.

She couldn't believe what she was seeing when she turned up to find a tiny motorbike parked in one of the parent and child bays.

Her photo of the bike has now sparked a social media row, and people are divided.

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Becze, from Fenton, says the rider took up the bay for at least an hour on Sunday (April 10) as she did the weekly shop before getting a bite to eat in the neighbouring McDonald's in Victoria Road.

The mother-of-one, who has a 16-month-old son, told StokeonTrentLive : "This guy was parking there for more than one hour. When I went in Aldi he was there and when I finished the shopping he was still there. And then when I finished with McDonald's he was still there. He was speaking in the McDonald's I think."

Seething at the man's selfish actions, Becze posted a photo of the offending bike on social media. While many shared her frustration, others insisted there were bigger problems to worry about in the world.

Becze conceded that drivers often mistakenly use the bays or are only there for a few minutes - but says that wasn't the case with the biker.

She added: "If another car is parked there it doesn't bother you so much. Many times people rush and park in the wrong place. This is forgivable in my eyes. It's more difficult to park in a car but with a motorcycle it's very easy. So it is sad. Aldi staff are very fast so you can finish with your shopping quickly but he wasn't even in the store."

One woman agreed that the rider was out of order.

She said: "No consideration at all, bike needs crushing by police and rider needs to be