A road safety expert has warned shoppers at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and more supermarkets that they are parking “all wrong”.

A police officer took to TikTok to explain to supermarket customers how they should be parking to make life easier at the shops.

Teaming up with George’s Car Media on TikTok, Police Sergeant Owen Messenger explained we should all be reversing into parking spaces at the supermarket.

This is because driving in can cause issue for other drivers in the car park, the expert added.

He said: “When you are trying to get out, if you are nosed in and are reversing out into the traffic, then it is very difficult to see vehicles and people.

“You've got to weigh up the convenience of loading your shopping into the boot against what is safer and easier for actually driving your car.”

After reversing into a bay in a Tesco car park, he added: “Now, when we come out we can see everything that is going on around us and there's far less chance of us running anyone over.

“If we had been reversing out, a small child probably would have been out of our view - because if we're looking at the back of our car they may have been under the window level."

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Drivers told to report shoppers over car park rule

Drivers are being urged to report fellow motorists who may be breaking parking rules at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and other major UK supermarkets.

Supermarket shoppers are being encouraged to keep an eye on other customers to make sure that they are not incorrectly using parent and child parking bays.

The wider bays are designed to give parents enough space to get young children in and out of cars, especially useful for those with children who still sit in pushchairs.

They are also typically located nearer the entrance to stores, meaning children don’t have to walk across busy car parks in order to get inside.

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However, because of their convenience, the parking spaces are sometimes used by those without children.

Drivers are being encouraged to report those misusing the designated parent and child parking to supermarket managers, as supermarket car parks are private property.

The RAC says: “Parent and child parking bays are found in private car parks across the country, particularly in supermarkets.

“The dedicated spaces will usually display an image of an adult and child on the floor or a nearby signpost. Sometimes both are used.

“In the frustrating event that you spot someone misusing a parent and child bay, it’s best to talk to a store manager.

"Approaching somebody using a dedicated bay without young passengers could lead to a hostile situation, so try not to get carried away by the injustice of it all.”