Another parking one (sorry)

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AIBU to think that telling me to piss off was not an appropriate response to me questioning why a woman had blocked my driveway this morning?

Slightly longer story - I love opposite a sought after nursery which has been rated 'Outstanding'. This nursery is located on an A Road with single yellow lines.

This morning I left the house to go to work and a great big long car was parked over the whole width of my drive. My flabber was well and truly gasted!

I waited for five minutes and a woman came out of the nursery. I asked her if this was her car and pointed out that she was blocking my driveway. She told me to piss off twice. I was

Anyway, I realise that I need to hand myself a grip but writing this down has been a bit of therapy for me.

I suspect I will see her again. Any suggestions as to how I can prevent her from blocking my driveway in future? Not sure I want to go down the penguin bollard route just yet......

They might not have any power over the parents but they can ask clients not to park there or name and shame. Schools do this all the time over bad parking.

Unfortunately totally ineffectual - if you want anything actually done then its looking for police intervention, parking wardens etc.

Definitely complain to the nursery and the council. My mum owns a business with a car park and when it's full people do crazy things and park in other people's spaces/drives.

The council received a number of complaints and my mum was told if she didn't sort out her customers, she risked having her license to operate revoked.

She put up signs and notified her customers in writing that parking outside her car park would result in the business closing. It has more or less stopped happening now but she is super vigilant.

I think, well I presume (probably wrongly) that some people think you're much less likely to get this kind of abuse in
areas with good Ofsted ratings for want of a better word.

You don't.

My DS goes to a rather niche school and even a poor old neighbour got a torrent of colourful abuse recently when asked politely to move off his driveway so he could get out.

I'd take reg nos and complain to school OP. Said parent did not appreciate the absolute bollocking good old telling off our school receptionist treated them to!

Isn't it illegal to park across someone's driveway though? Quick phone call to 101 maybe?

If it turns into a habit you could take a picture of her and her car and print it out with " XX days she has blocked in my driveway after being asked not to" and stick it up by the nursery where other parents will see it.

Years ago when we had this in the evening school run DW (SAHM) just blocked the drive with our car and left a note in the window explaining- I got it laminated. The following September she watched out and that car was gone and we could stop bothering.

Thank you everybody. Yes, i was trying my get my car off the driveway. The driveway is difficult to get out of at the best of times.

I did only mention the ofsted rating to try to set the scene about how sought after and busy this nursery is - I live in quite a deprived area and this is the main nursery people want to get their children into. No snobbery on my part I promise!!

I particularly like the suggestion of assisting her and other parents to notice me by beeping my horn repeatedly.

She just wasn't bothered though!

I emailed the nursery. As many of you suspected, they have told me that they can't control the actions of parents but will
Send a reminder around by email. Fair enough I suppose.

Helpfully print Highway Code rule 243 on a not-particularly-sticky (the first time) sticker and stick in a not-too-inconvenient spot (the first time) on her windscreen:
'Rule 243
DO NOT stop or park:

near a school entrance
anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services
at or near a bus or tram stop or taxi rank
on the approach to a level crossing/tramway crossing
opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space
near the brow of a hill or hump bridge
opposite a traffic island or (if this would cause an obstruction) another parked vehicle
where you would force other traffic to enter a tram lane
where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles
in front of an entrance to a property
on a bend
where you would obstruct cyclists’ use of cycle facilities except when forced to do so by stationary traffic.'
www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/waiting-and-parking-238-to-252

Just damp paper can be just enough of a pain to remove...