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Original poster

Parking for the school run

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LublieAva · 28/09/2010 14:52

More a question than a AIBU... do schools have the right (legal or moral) to tell parents that they may not park in public parking bays on a public street when coming to the school for drop off and pickup?

If you think they do have that right, then why when we are private citizens who pay our council tax and road tax?

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minibmw2010 · 28/09/2010 14:54

Well I don't imagine the schools will tell you, but the parking wardens who deliberately patrol outside the schools every day most likely will (after they've issued a ticket) ...

PavlovtheCat · 28/09/2010 14:54

i don;t really understand the question? do you mean 'residents only' parking, or metered spaces? or do you mean normal spaces? normal spaces would be fine, residents parking are, well, for residents, and metered spaces you can of course park in, if you pay.

Maybe can you explain it a bit better?

StewieGriffinsMom · 28/09/2010 14:55

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LublieAva · 28/09/2010 14:57

it is parking on the high street. no pay and display or resident zone, the sign just says you can stay for 1 hour between 9 & 6pm and you cannot return within two hours.

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LublieAva · 28/09/2010 14:58

sorry between 8am and 6pm. the spaces are marked out with white lines and are available for the general public to park free of charge for an hour

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LublieAva · 28/09/2010 14:59

however the HT has sent a letter to parents banning us from using these spaces - no reason given

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upahill · 28/09/2010 14:59

If it more of a question than AIBU why did you not put into chat then?

VinegarTits · 28/09/2010 14:59

so the teachers are telling you no parking there? have they said why?

PavlovtheCat · 28/09/2010 14:59

well then pick up is fine, and drop off is not fine, unless after 9am. If there are school exclusion zigzags, then no you can't park. but for normal parking spaces I can't imagine a school and stop you from parking there, but certainly if it makes it safe for residents and school children not to park, they could request that you do not?

BuntyPenfold · 28/09/2010 15:00

In that case I don't see how you can be prevented from parking there.

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LublieAva · 28/09/2010 15:00

So can you think of any reason why she can morally or legally demand that we do not use these spaces?

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Rosebud05 · 28/09/2010 15:00

does the HT state the consequences of ignoring the ban?

ShatnersBassoon · 28/09/2010 15:00

Do you think the school ask you not to park there for safety reasons?

onepieceoflollipop · 28/09/2010 15:01

Could you not just ignore the letter? If the circumstances are exactly as you describe, then I would ignore.

sarah293 · 28/09/2010 15:01

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doesthismatter · 28/09/2010 15:02

I dont know if they can legally stop you but perhaps from a moral point of view they are trying to be good neighbours and not upset local shoppers/shopkeepers or something.

nocake · 28/09/2010 15:02

Did the letter "ban" you from using the spaces or were you asked not to use them? There may be a valid reason why they don't want people using the spaces for school drop offs but it sounds like they can't actually ban you from using them.

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LublieAva · 28/09/2010 15:04

upahill- because i get more contentious views in AIBU and I was hoping someone would explain it to me!

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coatgate · 28/09/2010 15:04

There will probably be some background reason to do with residents/planning permission/council/whatever. Whilst it is perfectly legal to park on residential roads, a lot of schools have problems with neighbours complaining.

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LublieAva · 28/09/2010 15:04

the phrase in the letter was "out of bounds to parents"

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GrimmaTheNome · 28/09/2010 15:06

It sounds as though the spaces are nothing to do with the school so they've no right to tell anyone who may or may not park in them.

If there is some reason they should explain.

Is there an alternative for drop off/pick up which for some reason would be preferable? E.g if these bays entailed crossing a busy road but there was an alternative a bit further away but on the same side as the school, that would be reasonable. But if that was the issue in this case, the alternative would presumably have been stated.

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LublieAva · 28/09/2010 15:07

I am thinking of ignoring it but I want to be reasonable. Maybe there is a good reason. That's why i am not holding anything back. Its just as I described.

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LublieAva · 28/09/2010 15:08

these spaces are close to the school. Whereas the place where the HT wnats us all to park is a 5 min walk away (across a busy road)

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onepieceoflollipop · 28/09/2010 15:08

Could you not just ask the head directly or is he/she a real monster?

Alternatively go into one or more of ths shops with a Confused face. Say that you had been hoping to come in and buy lots of lovely things before you collected your children but this will not be possible now that you are not allowed to park there. Perhaps the responses you get will clarify the situation.

harassedinherpants · 28/09/2010 15:10

Is it possible that as the spaces are in the high street that it's putting off shoppers at drop off and pick up times?? Maybe it's the local shop keepers that aren't happy?

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