To ignore this woman and carry on parking there?

[SozNotSorry]

Name changed for this, but I am a regular poster.

I work in mornings as a TA at a local primary school. Unfortunately the school car park isn't big enough for everyone, so some of us have to park on the roads outside because obviously the teachers take priority and are there before us in the mornings. I usually park in the same spot, just out of habit really but am always considerate.

Today as I left work an elderly lady who lives in the propertyI park outside came out and rudely told me that she was sick of me parking outside her home, and that because of me delivery drivers had trouble finding her home (WTF). She then said that if I did it again she'd ring the police and tell them my car was abandoned and get it towed away (again WTF?!). There was another car parked behind me that I'd never seen before in my life and she told that I needed to tell the owner of that car to do the same (a final WTF?)

I was a bit taken a back. Not that it's relevant, but it's an affluent area where all properties have ample off road parking, so it's not like I'm taking up a valuableparking space. I'm parked legally, I'm fully taxed and MOT'd so the police wouldn't want to know, and how the fuck am I supposed to know who the other car belonged to?!

AIBU to just carry on parking there?

If my parking upset someone that much that they came out and started ranting I would park elsewhere in future.

She has nothing better to do. Keep parking there, you’re doing nothing wrong.

Would an 80 odd year old woman really damage a car? It's an old banger covered in scratches and dents, I probably would notice another one come to think of it

I would recommend a couple of dash cams (front and rear) that work in parking mode, just in case anything mysteriously happens to your car.

We have a gentleman who comes out grumbling at anyone parking in front of his school side house despite the fact that he neither has a car not a license. He is not being inconvenienced in any way at all, but doesn't want anyone parking in the area near his house. Luckily he's just a moaner, not a messer so I doubt anything would happen to anyone's cars.

Wouldn't

@SozNotSorry you would be surprised what some people would do, no matter what age they are.

What does the school say to staff about parking? What would the school say to a resident if they complained? You are doing nothing wrong but if it was me I would park somewhere else.

If she wanted to park outside her own house and was frail I'd leave the space free. If she already had parking fur herself and just doesn't like the idea of people parking near her house then I'd ignore her. Police won't do anything since your car is taxed etc. (otherwise anyone could maliciously get anyone they don't like cars towed).

Oh, ok, it’s one of those threads where the OP just wants agreement from everyone and is going to continue doing the same thing regardless.

Not all roads are numbered logically. Some big houses I can think of are numbered 34, 34a, 35, The Willows, 36, ... etc not 34, 36, ...

She doesn’t have any right to ask you to move, but looking at your car there every morning might just get under her skin. I feel the same about the woman who parks her Audi outside my house (on double yellow lines to add insult to injury). Funnily enough I don’t get so worked up about other cars parking there but she has made such a habit of it that I’m really willing her to pick up a ticket.

If it doesn’t inconvenience you, maybe park elsewhere on some mornings so she doesn’t feel you’ve staked a claim to the space outside her house.

I wouldn’t respond favourably if she came out and was rude though. As I said, she has no rights.

I don't think the school care as long as we are all in work. The school run isn't really that bad either, Ive seen worse parking at other schools.

I don't think it would have bothered me so much had she come out and said 'excuse me, can you please not there from now because of x,y and z', in fact I'd probably have agreed to that. It was the fact that she was so bloody rude and aggressive that pissed me off, I didn't have time to even respond because she stormed off. As others have said, someone else will probably park there if I don't. It is just part and parcel of living by a school I think?

We have elderly neighbours and have lived elsewhere with elderly neighbours. They get very upset about this sort of thing. Really? Elderly people all think the same way do they? At what age do people give up their independent opinions?

"Would an 80 odd year old woman really damage a car? It's an old banger covered in scratches and dents, I probably would notice another one come to think of it"

Ahhhhhhhh....think I'm seeing what her objection might be haha.

It is annoying when someones shit heap of a car is constantly parked out the front of your house. She probably enjoys looking out of her window and the view is blocked by your car.

Although legal that would get on my nerves!

As others have said, someone else will probably park there if I don't. It is just part and parcel of living by a school I think?

Not really. You expect it to be busy at drop off and pick up but not people parking for hours.

You haven’t said if there are other places you can easily patk.

Assuming you're definitely not blocking her drive or anything that anyone could object to, if it were me I'd make a point of parking there every day from now on. I absolutely can't stand pavement-claimers. The man next door to me used to insist that the 15ft or so of pavement outside his house was 'his son's' (who no longer lived there) and we were never allowed to park there in case his son wanted to visit, which he did once a fortnight or so - even though there are plenty of places to park on the street. Eventually he wrote a letter to the council asking them to paint lines to stop us parking there and sent us a copy. Presume they ignored him as it's been 15 years and there are no lines there yet...

Can all those people who are saying the OP should find somewhere else to park able look at their parking record and promise it's unblemished by routine? It's legally parked on the road and she has clearly said the house has off road parking she is t blocking access too. She also mentions hers is not the only car parked in the street.....so would you think it acceptable to go out and accost strangers in the street because you don't like that they walk past your house or stand at a bus stop near your house on a regular basis .....being elderly is not a get out of jail free card for being a CF.

If your a young CF one day you will be and old CF simple as that

Ignore her and carry on parking.

Parking there.

Park there. If she tells you to naive again just say NO! Nothing else just No and walk off.

Move not naive

I don't understand what the posters who want OP to move, actually think will happen. Surely someone else will use that public space? It's not like I'd OP doesn't park there then nobody else will and the lady will have acres of space in front her house forever more.
I'd probably move, bit that's cause I am overly socially anxious when someone has told me off. But I'd feel like a wuss for doing so. I think you should stay OP if you can ignore her!