..though not a live parking war thread though, apologies.
I've recently passed my driving test and am still getting my head around parking/ stopping etc.
My daughter goes to a class every Saturday morning, it's stopped during the summer holidays so it's the first day back tomorrow.
I think there's a small section of single yellow lines there. But I'm not supposed to get out of the car on single yellows, am I? The Highway Code says only for dropping off. DD is 3, so I can't do this. Everywhere else is paid parking. This seems pretty unnecessary and £££ for 2 mins spent dropping off/ picking up.
I could get the bus as I have done for a year. However, it's a way away so I just hang around for 2 hours in a nearby coffee shop before collecting her. I'm a lone parent and don't get any child free time except when I'm at work, so was really looking forward to driving home and relaxing on my own sofa for that precious 2 hours 
Do I park on the single yellows (if there even are any, I'm not 100%)? Do I park in one of the ££ parking slots, dash in and not pay (there are lots)? Is this immoral/ am I likely to get a ticket? Or should I pay - but this would be around £6 for drop off and pick up. Quite a lot for me, and just seems silly. Should I just get the bus (but this would be a fiver too)? There's a Tesco's 5 mins away but minimum spend of a fiver to park, so would have to spend £10. It's at a school so directly outside there are those white jagged lines which say do not wait. But on a Saturday morning, maybe that's the place to stop?
What would you do, as a seasoned driver? I drive around and see so many people parking where they shouldn't, so so many people speeding or not abiding by the Highway Code - it's like there's this secret law of driving deviance that new drivers have no idea about! 
Disclaimer: anxiety. So if most people would just have a mooch around and decide the best option at the time, that's why I'm lying in bed tonight worrying about it