Just been abused on the school run.. parking!

So ... if you weren't over the dropped kerb, how come you said you were parked on the white mark, which is over the dropped kerb?

YABU

Road tax doesnt give people rights to the road. You werent on the dropped curb so fine. Also swearing and aggression is never really OK she was U

Why have you said it like you are doing her a favour and won’t park there again?

You don’t park over dropped kerbs. It doesn’t matter how much space you leave, or that you are doing the school run.

Park further and walk.

Yes, it's the white mark, over the dropped kerb on the right-hand side. She's drawn on a google maps picture, hasn't she?

Sorry op, as soon as you mentioned "parking" and "school" I have deduced that you are unreasonable and you deserved a talking to.

Was your engine running OP? That was what used to really wind me up about school parking outside my kids primary school and near our house, I’d have got (unreasonably maybe) cross if so!

No. OP parked on the white mark.

The photo is an old one from Google.

I read that as she parked on the white mark that looked to have been added on the right of the driveway. It’s a little confusing.

Just park a bit further away and walk? Next street or something, nowhere near a driveway.
I would HATE to live on a road by a school. People are so inconsiderate

I would guess the woman is on her last nerve and you got the fall out from that.

Literally why I am absurdly careful when I park anywhere not to accidentally piss anyone off, as I think lots of people are so stressed out at the moment. Just park further away in the future.

No, she says she parked on the white mark. Go read it again.

Even if you think a car can get out, you are not allowed to park any bit of your car over a dropped kerb, including the slopping edges of the blocked kerb.

Looks like you’re infront of a garden gate not a driveway. That looks like an electrical substation.

I think you need to re-read the OP's post.

Her car is NOT the silver car in the picture, which I would agree is encroaching onto the dropped kerb area. Her car is NOT in the picture. It was parked back from the white marked area, so not encroaching at all and probably fine.

I assume she went back after the event to take the picture in case needed.

I agree with the poster upthread then - if you're both there, why not drive around while he picks up the children?

So you were blocking her drive.

No wonder she got pissed off.

Don't think you were blocking the drive but you were on the dropped kerb. No excuse for her behaviour but you were in the wrong with your parking.

How much can one person get wrong from one post? 😳

The photo is an old one from Google.
The only white line/mark is the one OP drew on herself to show where she parked.
There absolutely isn't plenty of room to get out as OP was parked over a dropped kerb.

Shes not the silver car!

I was told this by a highways officer that I used to work with. (I don't know if he was winding me up, of course)

A householders driveway "ends" at the outer curve of the edge stone. I'll attach a picture, hopefully showing what I mean. If your car's front/back is over this line, then you are not blocking a driveway, but you are classed as obstructing it.

Quite what anyone could do about it, I don't know. But as someone who has to put up with diabolical parental parking on a daily basis, I can understand the frustration of the person who approached you.

I don't condone her behaviour. But I can understand it.

I understand people don’t like getting their driveways blocked by parents, but there really is no excuse for abuse.

my mum used to live opposite a primary school and parents used to park in her driveway (actually fully in her driveway) and if she used to go out to tell them they shouldn’t be doing that, they used to say it’s only five minutes. She never once shouted at them and certainly never abused them.

I know school pick ups and drop offs can get stressful but all you can do is try and avoid parking near that house or close to driveways near the school as some residents take photos so they can send evidence to the school

"...finally put the parking drama to bed."

Does this mean this is not the first time your parking has resulted in drama OP?