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EnglishBrits · 2026-05-06T08:07:09+00:00

Whilst she went into side to drop of her children. It was off nursery premises and she works part time and children attend the nursery as well. Aibu to report it? She does it daily.

Thechaseison71 · 06/05/2026 13:04

MrsChristmasHasResigned · 06/05/2026 11:31

Whats that got to do with anything? I am fortunately not around places where kids are and if one parent wants to poison the air that their children and others are breathing, I have no buy in. I also think if people are assholes enough to do this they are not likely to be open to a stranger telling them to stop. But if I had kids playing and another parent was doing this - yes, I would report, tell them to stop, whatever.

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And if it's an electric car?

Thechaseison71 · 06/05/2026 13:03

Butterme · 06/05/2026 12:51

I will never understand why people leave a car idling.

Surely it wastes fuel and it takes 2 seconds to restart the engine.

And if you have to do it 50 times a day it kills the battery

Thechaseison71 · 06/05/2026 13:02

SpringSSW · 06/05/2026 09:12

How old are the children?
Our nursery have a blanket ban on leaving any siblings in the car when dropping off children, so they would absolutely want this reported.
The fact the car is left running is a massive worry. I still remember my siblings and I being left in a car whilst my mum popped in somewhere, we were messing about and one of us knocked the handbrake off and we started rolling down the hill, luckily my older sister knew how to stop it, otherwise it could have been an awful situation.
So yes. I would

That can happen if car isn't running. I live on a steep hill and seen it loads

asdbaybeeee · 06/05/2026 13:00

How old is the child in the car?

ReadingSoManyThreads · 06/05/2026 12:58

tnorfotkcab · 06/05/2026 12:51

Who is she reporting this to?

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The same organisations I stated in my first comment: Operation Snap (police), the council (they fine for this), and SS for leaving the child unattended for so long, daily, in a running car without a driver.

ReadingSoManyThreads · 06/05/2026 12:58

tnorfotkcab · 06/05/2026 12:51

Who is she reporting this to?

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The same organisations I stated in my first comment: Operation Snap (police), the council (they fine for this), and SS for leaving the child unattended for so long, daily, in a running car without a driver.

Locutus2000 · 06/05/2026 12:58

PullyDog · 06/05/2026 12:20

Close enough 😂

Give it a couple more pages and she might add a dog too

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OP's manoeuvres are the only remotely interesting thing about this thread.

FinchiePink · 06/05/2026 12:56

MilkyLeonard · 06/05/2026 12:54

It’s not a bloody murder!

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The police deal with far more than just murder you know.

BleedinglyObvious · 06/05/2026 12:55

Witchonenowbob · 06/05/2026 12:29

So who do you report it to?

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The police.

MilkyLeonard · 06/05/2026 12:54

ReadingSoManyThreads · 06/05/2026 12:49

Make a fool of herself for reporting something illegal?

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It’s not a bloody murder!

ClaredeBear · 06/05/2026 12:54

As others have said, idling is illegal and causes pollution. She’s wrong to do this but particularly outside of a school. We have a school close by and I just tell parents who do this. They’re also told by the school not to do it.

tnorfotkcab · 06/05/2026 12:51

ReadingSoManyThreads · 06/05/2026 12:49

Make a fool of herself for reporting something illegal?

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Who is she reporting this to?

Butterme · 06/05/2026 12:51

I will never understand why people leave a car idling.

Surely it wastes fuel and it takes 2 seconds to restart the engine.

thefloorislavayes · 06/05/2026 12:50

I think you should pick up a hobby instead

ReadingSoManyThreads · 06/05/2026 12:49

MilkyLeonard · 06/05/2026 12:47

Report it if you want to make a fool of yourself.

Make a fool of herself for reporting something illegal?

ReadingSoManyThreads · 06/05/2026 12:48

Witchonenowbob · 06/05/2026 12:38

It’s only illegal on a public road, not sure this is the case here?

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OP hasn't mentioned it being on private land, she's only said "off nursery premises", which to me implies in a public area.

MilkyLeonard · 06/05/2026 12:47

Report it if you want to make a fool of yourself.

kscarpetta · 06/05/2026 12:47

Why not speak to her rather than leaping straight to 'how can I get her into trouble'?

Viviennemary · 06/05/2026 12:44

No idea what you even mean. It's not very clear.

Uptightmumma · 06/05/2026 12:40

FinchiePink · 06/05/2026 12:04

Edit: you amended your post while I was typing to add the "on private land" qualifier.

It is illegal to leave the car running!

https://highwaycode.org.uk/rule-123/

"You MUST NOT leave a parked vehicle unattended with the engine running or leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road. Generally, if the vehicle is stationary and is likely to remain so for more than a couple of minutes, you should apply the parking brake and switch off the engine to reduce emissions and noise pollution. However it is permissible to leave the engine running if the vehicle is stationary in traffic or for diagnosing faults."

Note the use of "must" here - this indicates it is illegal, and not merely recommend practice.

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Yes I thought I read in the nursery car park and then realised I didn’t I just assumed that what she meant.

Witchonenowbob · 06/05/2026 12:38

ReadingSoManyThreads · 06/05/2026 12:36

Take a week's worth of videos of it, then report it to Operation Snap, and to the council @EnglishBrits , heck, if there's a child in there too, you could even go for SS aswell.

Shocked at the amount of people on here who are clueless as to this being illegal. Mind you, I shouldn't be shocked, given the amount of parents idling for over half an hour whilst waiting for the school by my house to finish.

Note to all the drivers on this thread who didn't know this was illegal - so is middle lane hogging!

It’s only illegal on a public road, not sure this is the case here?

ReadingSoManyThreads · 06/05/2026 12:37

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This is illegal because it's DANGEROUS. Her unattended car could crush a child. Her own child could end up being taken by a car thief too. I hope you don't have a driving licence, if you truly cannot understand the severity of this.

ReadingSoManyThreads · 06/05/2026 12:36

Take a week's worth of videos of it, then report it to Operation Snap, and to the council @EnglishBrits , heck, if there's a child in there too, you could even go for SS aswell.

Shocked at the amount of people on here who are clueless as to this being illegal. Mind you, I shouldn't be shocked, given the amount of parents idling for over half an hour whilst waiting for the school by my house to finish.

Note to all the drivers on this thread who didn't know this was illegal - so is middle lane hogging!

BleedinglyObvious · 06/05/2026 12:35

Witchonenowbob · 06/05/2026 12:28

Would that not happen even if the car wasn’t running?

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It could happen but most sensible drivers park their car in gear and pull the handbrake. The chances of it rolling forwards are more or less nil.
A car with the engine running won't be in gear and if the handbrake fails it can move.

BleedinglyObvious · 06/05/2026 12:31

Why don't the car thieves just stroll to the nearest school and wait for some muppet to leave their car with the engine running?