School Run Parking Nightmare

[MichaelFlatleyLordoftheDance]

I live in a small, rural village with a well regarded primary school in it. I live one street from the school, and every school day, morning and afternoon, the street absolutely fills with cars as parents drop off and collect their kids. I understand this comes with the territory of living near a school; however, there are no quick drops or collections - parents stand around chatting for sometimes hours at a time, leaving their cars congesting the street and their kids roaming around in gardens and driveways. The thing that really gets me is the cars are typically blocking driveways, double parked or abandoned well away from the kerb. When a parent is politely asked to move their car (by myself or other residents) they react in very rude ways. "Excuse me, could you please move your car, I need to leave for work and you're blocking my driveway" is met with "I'll leave when I'm ready" or "you should leave earlier then." This doesn't seem normal to me. Does anyone else experience anything similar?

Take photos if the offenders and email them to the school.

If that doesn't work post to your local Facebook page.

Shame them into better behaviour

@Flopsythebunny because in most instances, the school will send out an email or newsletter asking parents not to do it, and it helps

At my kids former primary school, they'd have the local bobby there every so often, and I well remember the angry email sent when a child was nearly knocked down by a parent not paying attention. A photo of their car was included and it was also passed to the police.

So they can have a lot of influence. I'm all for shaming the parents.

Yep. What is it about school pick ups and drop offs that turn people into pricks. I try to avoid my work appointments to avoid these times as the majority of people doing them are so rude and entitled