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Nanny's parking ticket - should i pay?

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balancingact · 05/12/2006 14:09

she got a parking ticket when taking my dd to nursery. she has been with us for 3 months and has been really lovely. should i offer to pay for this ? will she be expecting me to? i just don't want to set a precedent.....what is fair?

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Glitterygookwithchocsonthetree · 05/12/2006 14:50

I wouldn't. She parked it somewhere she shouldn't and that's her problem, you've got no control over where she parks.

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balancingact · 05/12/2006 14:50

TBH, i haven't really thought about it - we changed nannies in Sept - and i don't know what the old nanny used to do . Whilst on maternity leave, i went with new nanny a few times to nursery, and stayed in the car with the baby while she dropped DD off (or she stayed and i took DD in), so obviously, didn't get ticket then. I don't drive so am hopeless with these things. So does this mean i should just instruct her to get tickets all the time now - for when dropping DD off and picking her up? I guess this is what people normally do? Cheaper than chancing it and getting occasionally i suppose!
The nursery is at the end of a cul de sac so pretty safe..

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RTKangaSANTAMummy · 05/12/2006 14:45

so it is in A pay and display car park and you recommend her not to bother getting a P&D thingy

And to chance it for a few mins

BUT this time she gfot caught

imho if this is the case ie you suggested that was what to do

then i think you should pay all of it

uwila · 05/12/2006 14:42

I'd pay half this time, but tell her that it will be her responsibility to pay any future tickets.

Out of curiosity, how do they know who parked the car? If you don't do anything, who will get fined?

wrappingpaperBOwZZAndribbons · 05/12/2006 14:27

So did you instruct nanny not to bother getting a ticket?

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balancingact · 05/12/2006 14:25

to drop off my daughter, you need to buy a ticket - the place is safe enough it's just that it's literally a 2 minute drop off, if that so we don't bother even when we have done the school runs before. but welcome to clapham, and some nasty warden jumped out and gave her a ticket while taking dd (3 yrs) inside).

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Cwmbranchildminder · 05/12/2006 14:20

why did she get ticket? is there not suitable parking? was she bein lazy ?

IWhoooooshYouamerryXmas · 05/12/2006 14:19

For the sake of harmony,I would offer to pay on this occasion but warn her that any more will be down to her.Unless of course there is nowhere for her to park without risking a ticket-unlikely I guess.

Had something similar this weeekend with our nanny-though a good deal more expensive.She had the nanny car at the weekend staying withe her boyfirend and came out Sunday morning to find some b*stard had kicked the wing mirror off.Car is brand new and I know it will be about £200 to repair.She very kindly offered but I declined and said on this occasion I would cover it.

PrincessPeaHead · 05/12/2006 14:19

did she get it because she parked where she shouldn't, or did she get it because eg her time ran out on the meter because nursery came out late?

If the latter you should pay it (but ask her to make sure she puts enough money in the meter to cover delays) if the former either don't pay it, or pay it just this time but tell her you won't pay for any more if she parks illegally.

Depends how hardline you want to be.

WigWamBahhumbug · 05/12/2006 14:17

I wouldn't expect to have to pay a nanny's parking ticket - unless you specifically instructed her to park where she shouldn't?

dmo · 05/12/2006 14:16

dont think you should as she parked the car
she shouldnt really park it in a danger place anyway

if you feel guily pay half