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parking on zig zags outside of a school

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J2OBABY · 26/09/2007 09:19

not me personally but just wondering what others views on it are.

i saw a man taking a picture on his mobile phone of a car half parked on the zig zags when i was dropping dd off, the man taking the photo was parked directly across the road from the gate, but their is no zig zags there, although it is a very small road and personally i don't think there should be parking at all near the gate. pretty sure the man was a parent and not a parking or council official type person.

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Alambil · 26/09/2007 09:25

but he was legally parked (the photographer) so that is kinda ok (may make the route squashed and busy, but still legal)

the zig-zag parker was parked illegally; this is not on and I hope they get their comeuppance , although I highly doubt they will!

sugarmatches · 26/09/2007 09:25

Yes, that is unreasonable imo.
My SIL cannot leave home or get into her drive during school drop off/pick up times because everyone blocks her drive.
That is so rude! The zig-zag lines are there for a reason and I know our school has to remind parents every week...and they still do it!!

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J2OBABY · 26/09/2007 09:27

yes thats what i thought, although he was parked accross the pathway iykwim, i had to walk on the grass to get round his car, but he was not parked illegally.

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Alambil · 26/09/2007 09:28

I've seen people blocking driveways - that is horrendous!

Can she not get some lines painted (double yellows)? probably won't stop the unscrupulous "I must be within 1 metre of the school gate at all costs, lest my child have to WALK!" parents though!

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J2OBABY · 26/09/2007 09:28

sugar-i'd be really annoyed if i couldn't get out my drive, your poor SIL!

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J2OBABY · 26/09/2007 09:30

they also park in the garages, i've seen a lady having to wait for a parent to get back before she can get into her drive, she was not happy! i walk to school [smug emotiocom} its only 5 mins away, doesn't stop us being late nearly every day though

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sixlostmonkeys · 26/09/2007 09:42

Parking on zigzags, pavement, in people's driveways or just stopping in the middle of the road goes on down at our school.

We have PCSO's at times who ask them to move. Sometimes they move, sometimes they move and when PCSO's back has turned they reverse back, sometimes they think stating they have to get their child into school is a 'reason'

I refuse to walk around the cars parked on the pavement. I will not walk on the road, especially if I have a child with me. Sometimes I have accidentally broke a wing mirror whilst squeezing past a car on the pavement...

iliketosleep · 26/09/2007 09:49

It is horrendous isnt it, Its exactly the same at my dc school apart from they arent hanging half on half off there are about 3 cars parked ON it either side, the lollipop lady tries to move them on but they just ignore her. I dont do it myself personally but it still annoys me. although not half as bad as.....

On the route to taking dc to school there is a normal road that splits into 2 lanes, 1 to go left, 1 to go right, there is around 15 cars in the line waiting to turn either way. This ignorant woman thought she had the right to DRIVE ON THE PAVEMENT for around half a mile bypassing all the cars that were waiting!! That is until dp pulled up in front of her blocking her in, then when we moved all the cars behind us did the same so she was stuck I dont think she realised that there were school kids and mothers walking down the road on the pavement

friendlyedjit · 26/09/2007 10:17

our junior head every so often- takes down the car registration numbers and publishes them in the newsletter as a name and shame tatic!! Although whether that actually has any effect or whether these car owners read it I don't know?

we're all tight on time, there is no excuse for putting children's lives at risk by doubleparking or on zig zag line parking

iliketosleep · 26/09/2007 13:21

thats a good idea, would certainly make me think twice

unknownrebelbang · 26/09/2007 23:10

If the man taking the picture is causing an obstruction, then he's parked illegally.

MaureenMLove · 26/09/2007 23:29

What get me at our school gate, is that every so often, there's a parking attendant, in a marked car, waiting for someone to park illegally. Suprise, suprise, they don't do it, because they're in a marked car and they've spotted it! Its not rocket science is it. Come in an unmarked car and you might catch someone in the act!
Our head names & shames too, but sadly the people that do it, couldn't give a stuff in the first place, otherwise they wouldn't do it.

unknownrebelbang · 26/09/2007 23:35

We once had a parent complaining about those that parked on a dangerous bend, just up from the schoolgates (but with no markings).

This the mother who often stopped her car on the zigzags to let her children - and her mindees - out of the car!

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J2OBABY · 27/09/2007 14:57

unknown-is that if he's an obstruction to other vehicles, or to pedestrians too do you know?

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Ripeberry · 27/09/2007 16:32

One thing everyone seems to forget that if you have a driveway, you DO NOT have the RIGHT to park on it.
Even with a dropped kerb, you still have to cross a public footpath (pavement) to get onto your property.
The police would have no powers to make someone move their vehicle so that you could park on your own property.
Crazy but true!
AB

canmummy · 27/09/2007 16:37

I live on the same street as a secondary school and have, on occasion, found someone parking over my drive. It makes me LIVID!

Then I just come out of the house, give them a dirty look and walk to the primary school 5 mins away.

RustyBear · 27/09/2007 16:48

The first time I read a discussion on here about this (actually the first time I found MN!), someone said that it's not illegal to stop someone getting into their driveway, but it is if you stop them getting out - ie if their car is already there and you block them in. Not sure if this is actually true?

lulumama · 27/09/2007 16:51

my parents used to live on the same road as a school, and very often would be blocked in, and if they ever saw any one doing it, would ask them to move, and quite often, they would be told, 'it's only for 5 minutes!' or some other such excuse

blocking people's driveways, so that you don;t have to walk for 2 minutes is just unaccpetable

lulumama · 27/09/2007 16:52

maybe so ripeberry, but is it not just good manners / civility/ having a sense of community, that would stop you doing it, regardless of legality !

don;t mean you as in you personally, mean, people in general !

unknownrebelbang · 27/09/2007 16:52

J2O - both vehicles and pedestrians.

Getting hold of a copper to actually deal with it though might prove nigh on impossible difficult.

canmummy · 27/09/2007 16:57

I agree with Lulumama - it's just plain rude!! Especially when there are other spaces they're just further away.

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