Woman completely bollocked me for parking on double yellows..

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I know, I am in the wrong because I parked wrong. For 2 minutes only, but nonetheless- wrong.

I was getting back into my car and this lady starts charging at me- I had both my Babies in the car. She starts screaming at me ' you can't park here, you can't park here. ' I put my hands up and say ' I know I'm sorry I'm sorry. ' She continues charging at my car. At this point I got scared and again said 'I am sorry and it won't happen again. '

I jumped into my car and locked the doors and she starts banging on my window, at which point - I again say ' look I understand and I won't park here again'.

Only then did she finally let off and I drove away.

Isn't that a bit of an extreme reaction ? I would never do that. Fair enough if I had got angry back, but I immediately apologised and backed down and she just kept going. She really scared me.

Someone is always parked on double yellow outside my flat every day. To them it's just a bit of road to park on. For us it means none of can pull out of our car park as the turns are now too tight, so we're stuck.

Multiple times I've not been able to leave my home, or have had to wait while someone drops off a parcel or gets something out their boot or makes a
Phone call.

Exactly and what was the point of posting.
She did wrong, woman told her and that was the end.

Fair play to her, you won’t do it again.

She was just super aggressive. I don't think that was necessary. You never know who you're dealing with. What if I had been some nut case and would have tried to hit her or something. You have to be careful who you shout at in public. So many psychos out there.

A blue badge holder can park for up to 3 hours on a double yellow provided there are no loading restrictions and their badge is prominently displayed.

So there are quite possibly threads they have created somewhere about you harassing them for no good reason.

Find a safe place to park next time. Your baby would be absolutely fine for another few minutes while you find somewhere to pull over safely. Your baby doesn't trump road safety.

Better shouty lady than a traffic warden or the police.

I used to have a workshop on a narrow one way street with thin pavements. Double yellows both sides. If you parked there without parking as far into the pavement as possible then no cars could get passed you so it really was no parking.

I tried to leave my workshop one evening, my front door opened outwards so I was always careful opening it incase of pedestrians. I opened it slowly, only for the door to stop about a couple inches open because someone had parked right up against the building. I was trapped. I called the police who said they'd be there when they could. Waited an hour and a half and then the driver returned. Before that had, after waiting an hour, I opened the door with as much force as I could. Left a good dent all up the door. It was an "accident."
You can bet I gave that woman a bollocking when she finally got back.

Dont be a twat in future and no one will shout at you.

Parking blocking a dropped kerb at a crossing island is not allowed even with a blue badge.

I am a BB holder. I can park as you say on double yellows for 3 hours but I am still not allowed to park across a dropped kerb. Those people were vu, especially the ones, who qualify for a BB and should know better.

I wouldve told her fuck off, nutcase

At least she wasn't endangering anybody. Unlike pillocks unsafely parking on double yellow lines.

I tend to agree.

I don't think a blue badge entitles you to block dropped kerbs?

A crying baby is bloody distracting while you are driving. Could you of found somewhere more convenient? Possibly.
But if it only was 2 mins I think she was way ott.

She was out of order yes but you don't know why she reacted like that. Might have had a relative killed in similar situation or something.

Sounds like she did an good job if you won't do it again!

Or another car going into you because you've parked dangerously, which is the worst case scenario!

Babies cry, OP. They can wait while you find somewhere safe to pull over. It's not an emergency.

You wouldn't (I hope) stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway and start faffing about with the boot because the baby is crying. They'll be fine while you get to somewhere safe to stop.

Do you have twins?

Massive over reaction, wtf?

Where were they. Daily I'm blocked in by idiots who don't seem to think that driveways need to accessible. They park on the turnaround/roundabout put their blue badge then wonder why I'm angry that I've been waiting 15 mins to get out of my work parking - so if that was you that's why! (Actually it wasn't me because it was yesterday I last got blocked in)

Sorry, she shouldn't have shouted at you because you might have been a psycho?

I watched an articulated lorry really struggle to turn the corner today because some tit had decided to park on the double yellows. Only be a moment! Massive traffic jam.

There would have been somewhere else for you to stop.

Dropped kerb issue aside, blue badge holders in Scotland can park on double yellow lines with no time restrictions, unless there are local time restrictions posted on that road (and they are subject to the same rules about loading restrictions).

The woman who confronted the OP sounds completely unhinged. That is not a normal reaction to anything apart from a life-and-death emergency.

Double yellows aren't they on Main roads not residential?

They are double yellows for a good reason. Most likely a road safety reason or traffic flow reason and possibly very valid for her to be pissed off.

Lets face it if she politely said please do not park there you would probably not even think twice before doing it again. I hope you learn from this and not be such a CF in future.

Or am I totally in a bubble that houses are not on double yellows?

I must be? London? How do you all cope!