Parking outside school

[snowman1]

I live in a house near a school school. This morning, a person parked over my drive. He then left the car and took about 8 kids down to the school (they work as a team of childminders).

When he came back I asked him not to block the drive. He said sorry, he'd only be a minute and would move. I said no, I can't have that, I need access to my drive and I didn't want to see his van blocking me in again. I was not aggressive but would probably use the word assertive, I didn't raise my voice. I usually hate confrontation but I had an immunisation appointment for my baby at the doctors and genuinely needed to go.

I guess what has made me nervous about this is that a week or two ago, my friend rang me to take her to an accident where her husband was found unconcious with his car wrapped around a tree and she needed my help to give her a lift to follow the ambulance. The call came at 255. Had it been the day before, there would have been a car blocking my drive!

This is about the third instance in as many weeks, I have complained to the school who were sympathetic and advise I need to take photos and post it on some website which is what they have agreed to do at the recent PTA.

I guess I am posting cause I am having a bit of a bad time with a 12 week old and a 2 year old and have for some reason let this completely ruin my day so far. Should I have just let it slide and accept it as part of living next to a school?

Also , dont say you can't get out if you had needed to. Say you NEED to get out and are being stopped from doing so.

Right, this is something you can do right now. Write out this in Word: 'Parking across our drive costs £1 per minute. Your custom has been recorded on CCTV. Kindly put money through the door on your return to your vehicle. No liability for damage, loss of life/limb etc accepted by property owner'.
I put this flyer on every car who parked across our drive for a week. No more problems after a week. That was two years ago.

YANBU parents should park legally and not block your drive

like I did today - only to come back to find the owner of the house I was parked outside of (not blocking their drive at all) had driven his white van so close to the back of my I was blocked in!