AIBU to think he deserved the private road parking fine?

It was for 8 minutes on a school run, so £100 is a bit steep really

YANBU. The article and the man are disingenuous by repeating that he was simply dropping his kids off to school.

But he got a ticket because he parked his car and left it there whilst he dropped them off.

We call it a stupid tax.

Why is that disingenuous? It clearly says he left the car there for a short amount of time while dropping the kids at school.

Why is that disingenuous? It clearly says he left the car there for a short amount of time while dropping the kids at school.

I never understand why some people think the rules shouldn’t apply to them.

The clue is in the name. 'Private'.

Seems fair enough. Saying 'it was 8 minutes' is irrelevent really. He shouldn't have parked there at all.

That's a bit like saying 'I only left it on a double yellow for 8 minutes'.

Presumably he parked there because it was near/convenient for him, and he didn't think the rules applied. He'll need to pay up.

To be honest, 8 minutes or 80, he FAFO.

Sounds like the road was properly signed; the penalty was advised. He was so arrogant, he decided that said penalty excluded him. He has found out he was wrong.

When he goes to court he may be awarded costs. Result 👏🏻

Because he didn’t get a ticket for taking his kids to school, he got a ticket for parking where he wasn’t allowed to.

My sister is disabled and bought a flat with a parking space close to her front door to make it easier for her to get in. She pays a monthly service charge, part of which covers maintenance of the private parking area. People parking in her space in the residents car park "just for 10 minutes to drop the kid off at school" (it's almost always more than 10 mins) causes her a lot of pain and upset. It's a sh*tty, entitled way to treat other people's property and he deserves to be made an example of.

Yeah the article is pretty clear about that

You just know that the residents, who own and pay to maintain the road, have only resorted to getting that signage and fine system in place after years of unreasonable parking behaviour from parents at the school.
And why is the news site playing along with the ‘I am being charged simply for dropping my children at school’ angle?

The title of the article is ‘North West dad stunned as he's fined £100 for driving his children to primary school’ and this click bait drama llama line repeated in the article a few times.

It’s disingenuous.

Nope, entirely justified. If everyone at the school is allowed to park for 8 minutes the residents can’t park and there’s a lot more wear and tear on the road they pay for. As a pp said I hope he gets costs awarded against him

See my thread about compliance and resilience 😏

I didn’t know you get a fine for parking on a private road. Do they all have permits and he didn’t? Our road is maintained by the residents and not council adopted but unsure if it’s classed as a private road because of it. Either way, if the signage was clear, then it’s his own fault.

Most news articles have click bait titles, that’s the point of them. The article is very clear though. Not that it matters either way, the man didn’t write it

So if you know it’s a click bait title why are you arguing that it’s not disingenuous?

The article isn’t clear in the beginning, it starts off with ‘A dad is facing a potential legal dispute over dropping his children off at school.’ Which is stupid.

Complete with Daily Mail Sad Face pic of dad.

I live somewhere with a private car park. There are signs everywhere. There’s a parking company patrolling - and signs to say this. You’d be amazed how outraged people are when they get a ticket because they were “only popping” somewhere (we live in a small city centre). I agree it’s a case of entitlement/ the rules don’t apply to me mentality.

You said the article was disingenuous, it isn’t. Then you’ve changed it to title of the article. Clearly we don’t agree, and like I said it’s irrelevant anyway.

Both the title and the body of the article are disingenuous by saying he got the fine for dropping his kids off to school.

Not sure how many times I need to repeat it but it’s getting boring now. Agree to disagree.

I live in a similar set up... private road opposite a school.

Its never just a few minutes. Cars are parked illegally from 8.30-9am, then 2.45-3.45. (Yes, sime get there nearly an hour before). Longer for events.
Theyve cause a lot of damage to the grass/plants.
Theyve nearly hit children when mounting curbs.
They block driveways.

Tge management company has started issuing tickets recently... and the problems have disappeared. We can ring the warden if they are parked at odd times as well.

He shouldn’t have parked there. But I have had a look on google maps and there is nowhere close by to park. I wonder where the rest of the parents park.

It was about 30 minute walk from his house, and longer with a primary school child probably

Then he should have set off earlier. Lazy cunt.