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To not get all these signs people put on their rear windows

148 replies

Summerbreezing · 30/06/2014 10:57

Little Princess on Board
Twins on Board
Grandkids on Board
Yummy Mummy on Board

Who cares? Just drive the bloody car carefully. It's no one's business who's 'on board'.

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SconeRhymesWithGone · 30/06/2014 19:38

I have never seen a car with eyelashes. Did not know this was a thing. So I googled and as soon as I put in "eyelashes" the first suggested auto-complete was "eyelashes for cars." Shock

BravePotato · 30/06/2014 19:44

I saw one yesterday that said:

I'm speeding cos I need a poo

it made the DSs roar with laughter, they were delighted.

APotNoodleandaTommy · 30/06/2014 19:47

Eyelashes on shit cars Angry

fledermaus · 30/06/2014 19:55

OooOoo - if that were true, wouldn't people need to remove them when a child wasn't in the car? And wouldn't the carseat/child in the car alert the emergency services more than a little sign?

Wordsaremything · 30/06/2014 20:16

There's one by me that reads

"Herod on board"

Love it.

Sallyingforth · 30/06/2014 20:19

I'd like to get some printed that say "Fucking idiot on board" and stick them on the back of every car blocking the road outside the local school.
Anyone like to join me?

MammaBearonstrike · 30/06/2014 20:34

These signs have always irritated me. They seem to imply that "Little Princess's" life is more important than anyone else's. I am going to drive equally as responsibly whether or not the car in front has a baby on board or a little princess in transit. I'm always wary of drivers with loads of tat stuck in their car windows because they can't possible have a clear view of the road.

mollypup · 30/06/2014 20:36

Being from Wigan, I see WAY too many i.e. more than zero 'No pies are left in this vehicle overnight' stickers. Kill me.

Upwiththelark · 30/06/2014 21:05

I tend to form a mental image of the people who stick these daft signs on their cars. I assume they're the same tedious parents who bore their colleagues rigid with non stop talk about little precious, beam while little precious runs riot around a restaurant, and basically expect the whole universe to revolve around little precious.

OooOooTheMonkey · 30/06/2014 22:48

Fleder yes presumably you ought to remove it when you don't have the child in the car. They're on little suction things so v easy to put on and off.

alteregonumber1 · 30/06/2014 23:24

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Fankle · 30/06/2014 23:35

I had one for a while which read "Baby, I'm bored". Took it down after one too many suggestive remarks from passing van drivers made me realise I'd probably inadvertantly suggested I was some kind of Fiat Punto driving swinger.Blush

Fankle · 30/06/2014 23:36

I had one for a while which read "Baby, I'm bored". Took it down after one too many suggestive remarks from passing van drivers made me realise I'd probably inadvertantly suggested I was some kind of Fiat Punto driving swinger.Blush

Topaz25 · 30/06/2014 23:54

I like this one.

To not get all these signs people put on their rear windows
PhaedraIsMyName · 01/07/2014 00:35

Topaz25 that is exactly what goes through my mind when I see one of those annoying stickers.

Perhaps I should have had a "3 cats on board on their way to the cattery and shrieking their heads off, driver bit distracted as 4th cat did a runner as he knew something was up and we're relying on next door to pop in and feed him " sticker.

Monkeyandanimal · 01/07/2014 07:46

Oh dear, am I the only one here who has awful fighty arguing loudly bickering children who sometimes have to be taken places? it is not always possible to get them to be quiet in the car and they are indeed a distraction. Should i just keep them at home until they have reached the age of reason? NB, remember, i don't like or have a baby on board sign, i just mentioned that kids can be a distraction while driving and it's not always that easy to not be distracted.

NeedsAsockamnesty · 01/07/2014 08:15

Monkey.

If they distract you from driving find a safe place to stop and just stop.

Refuse to continue if they don't stop it, if they miss one to two things they wanted to do because of their behaviour they will soon learn and it's better than their behaviour causing a pile up

MrsBigginsPieShop · 01/07/2014 08:50

This morning I saw a pink Fiat with eyelashes, a Prince on Board and a Princess on Board sticker and confirmation that the car was fuelled by fairydust. That's too much for 7am on a Tuesday.

chemenger · 01/07/2014 09:15

I want a sticker that says "tailgating makes me slow down". I have the misfortune to live just inside the 30mph zone and have the audacity to want to drive at 30, thus avoiding killing my own children and elderly neighbours as they cross the road. If people drive too close behind me I think it is only right to slow down so there is an appropriate stopping distance between us. When we had a very sporty car I also used to enjoy seeing them trying to keep up when we hit the national speed limit having been glued to my bumper in the 30 zone.

angeltreats · 01/07/2014 09:17

MrsBigginsPieShop I think that would have made me puke at any time, not just 7am.

We have our first baby on the way. I can categorically state that I will not be buying a baby on board sign, I don't care how hormonal I get. And I can confirm that my car is most definitely powered by diesel and not anything, dust or otherwise, shat out by Tinkerbell.

FelixFelix · 01/07/2014 09:24

We have a plain one. Only because we often just attach dd's car seat to the pram frame if we are nipping out shopping etc. and he's paranoid that he will get told off for parking in a parent & child space as there's no car seat in the back Grin

Daisymasie · 01/07/2014 10:39

Monkey People sometimes drive when they're really tired but have to be in work; or when they've had a row with their partner and are really upset; or when someone in their family is ill and they're totally distracted.
They are still legally responsible if they cause an accident due to bad driving, as are parents distracted by kids bickering and whining.
I agree with another poster. If the dcs are distracting you to the extent that your driving is becoming erratic, then pull over and refuse to move until they stop. Otherwise you, and some other family, could end up paying a very high price.

Miggsie · 01/07/2014 10:45

I remember Ben Elton doing an entire routine based on what these signs may mean - he concluded it was a stealth boast and what the signs really were saying was: "No sissy virgins in this car, we've DONE it".

TessOfTheFurbyvilles · 01/07/2014 11:10

I've seen people with those signs for their DOGS; there's a picture of a paw print and then it says something like Rover On Board.

Yes I know Rover is on board, I can see Rover, he's fucking well staring right at me from the rear windscreen!

MiaowTheCat · 01/07/2014 12:18

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