Just been abused on the school run.. parking!

You are over the angled bit of the dropped kerb. It is not allowed. It is not for you to judge if someone can get out.

"They should apply for white line outside their property if it’s a recurring issue as I imagine it drives them mad"

Why? Plenty of posters on this thread gave indicated it's unenforceable and they'd ignore it anyway.

Maybe these parents should plan their day better rather than cause unnecessary additional stress to frazzled home owners?

We have a nightmare parking situation at our school and I have had abuse yelled at me by a resident recently too, when I was parked completely fine - she had to wait to pass someone because it's a narrow road and cars park on both sides but that's the case all the way down. I think unfortunately what happens in this situation is that people take out their frustration at the general problem on individuals when it's not really warranted in that particular case. In fact at one point she yelled "we live here you know!)

I don't have all that much sympathy for the residents myself, as much as it must be very frustrating and is for the parents too, anyone living there chose to move to a very narrow road with a large primary school that has been there since about 1950, and parking issues that would be blindingly obvious when viewing. And they've got nicer houses for the price as a result. What she didn't know when she was screaming her head off at me was that I'd just found out my parent had terminal cancer, so that was great timing. And that was the only reason we'd driven (we usually walk) as I had to get over there quickly!

I now do literally anything to avoid having to drive there as it's so stressful, it's such a problem at so many schools. So I don't think you did anything wrong at all, but is there a way you could find to limit the stress, ie park further away even if it's then a 10 min walk or so? It is a horrible way to start the day, I sympathise.

If only it was that easy eh?!

It looks like the dropped curb ends at the back of the white line - so further into the hedge section. If you parked that end of the white line then I think you’re fine. The front of the white line and you’re on dodgy ground. But as long as that silver car isn't there (who is definitely too close) or similar (I know it’s a google photo). There should be enough room to get out as the driver will have the drive, plus the width of the gate and a bit further.

what isn’t clear is what is opposite. If it’s parked cars and tight then it would be good to leave even more space.

the abuse is not ok though regardless. They should apply for white line outside their property if it’s a recurring issue as I imagine it drives them mad.

That’s a gate? Surely no car is coming out there

She was OTT, should have asked politely but you were in the wrong.

Better to get the bus, walk or cycle if you can't park safely.

Or maybe people should just park legally and not be dicks for the sake of saving a few minutes of walking time.

I don't think a dropped kerb should come into it.As long as there is enough space for someone to get their car off their drive, there should be no problem.

School parking is a nightmare and people like that just cause unnecessary additional stressed to us frazzled parents

Doesn't follow. In the case of the people I was referring to the houses and residents pre-dated school traffic.
Tiny cottage school built later most people walked. Over years, more population, more building to the school, much bigger school, more and more pupils, more and more cars. The parking has increased exponentially. Majority of house owners are older and been in their homes from when there was virtually no traffic and have drama that came to them in a previously quiet area not the other way round.

Learn to read. That’s not her car.

What if there’s no curve - like in the OP?

In my very humble opinion if you don’t want parking dramas twice a day then you really shouldn’t buy a house near a school (or a hospital). It never fails to amaze me that people buy these houses and then get all up in their arse about parking when it’s clear to anyone with half an ounce of common sense what’s going to happen.

Theres a road very near my work (hospital) where the residents have taken to damaging (with a key) the cars parked there of staff from the hospital. It has no restrictions for parking!

Surely that's an issue for the people who own the bush, they are blocking the pavement

But you had 2 people in car. So park and walk.
Sorry but you were in the wrong. They shouldn't have shouted but it is so annoyingiving beside a school and they were fed up.

Your slightly blocking their drive. Yes there's enough room to get out but it's a bit of a pain. I've lived somewhere before that's prone to having the driveway blocked. Im sure everyone parking is thinking "but I'll be here two seconds" but they don't realise that it happens so frequently from multiple people that you end up being inconvenienced a lot.

Don't think you deserved to be sworn at or recorded though.

Abuse is never ok but if you live near a school selfish people blocking your drive way is a constant pain and it can become really stressful.

You are too close to the entrance once you are overlapping- people forget this - as coming in and out needs both a turn and visibility. It's dangerous to be overlapping or butt up against it.

I could tell you some horror stories about people being unable to get to hospital in an emergency (driving to someone unexpectedly dying or help their adult child to look after grandchildren in an crisis) because a car has been left over a drive entrance by a school. Elderly people are more likely to need regular access and emergency access.

Probably she deals with this all the time and you caught her in a bad moment and she lost it.

Please don't think 'oh it's only two minutes while I leave the car' or park too close/overlapping because it's dangerous and unfair. Your kids will only be at that school for a few years. Some of these people live in their homes for decades.

Well of course, how would you moving 2cm be helpful?
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as has been asked, why don’t you drop dh and dc and then drive off and circle back so you’re not blocking people and being a hazard?

But that cm or two means you did block their access?

Were you up on the kerb at all?

Zooming in - That photo shows you parked across the dropped curb making you in the wrong ( as is also the silver car )

its illlegal to park over the dropped curb section because otherwise it does make exit and entry very difficult

I suppose if it’s happening often she is getting very pissed off

i suggest you refresh your understanding of the Highway Code

Pic is from google maps and has no relevance here.
for all we know, your car could have been over the dropped kerb 🤷‍♂️

no need for the verbal though but it is bloody annoying when some people park inconsiderate at schools just so there darling child doesn’t have to walk far..

But you admit that you did park over the dropped kerb, so you were blocking access

By a massive bush, and were you parked completely on the road or partly in the pavement?