AIBU to block in school mums parking on my driveway?

[Applepiesmum]

i live down the road from a school and during the school rush parents park everywhere it normally worse in the afternoon at 3pm

I work from home and usually park in the visitor pay outside my house so my partner can park on the driveway he gets home 3.30-4pm

however recently people have been parking on my driveway last week I caught someone pulling in knocked on their window and they argued with me saying they need to pick up their child eventually they did move but moved to where they were just half way blocking my drive way and halfway blocking my neighbor so no one could access it!

I didn’t bother confront them again but in future I’m just thinking to block them in… is that too petty

I have reported it to the school but all they’ve said is they’ve already asked parents not to block residents in so I’m not sure what else to do.

(if I did block anyone in it would only be for 30 minutes to cause a bit of stress and a lesson learned)

And to ‘be kind’ to a man who deliberately and repeatedly leaves shit-caked underwear in the laundry hamper for his wife to deal with, just in case he’s embarrassed or has bowel cancer…

Often they're not. Mine is jointly owned by me and 4 neighbours. We've got a little communal drive area with individual parking spaces and two visitors spaces.

The visitors spaces are ours, they're on our land. We've had two cars towed over the years and we've as a group blocked a bunch more in.

We've now got moveable bollards in front of the space that we only use when a cheeky fucker starts parking there frequently. They can't move the car at all once it's in place, winds them right up

I'd put a wheel clamp on and say 20 quid release fee.

I doubt school will do that.

As a mum who has to drive 15 mins to school, I wouldn’t dream of blocking someone’s drive, let alone being so entitled to actually park on it. Block them in

Yup, people always forget this.

So if you only live a ten min walk from school, that’s great - but what do you do, teleport home to get in the car and drive to work?

You have to walk home, get the car and maybe drive past the school and be late for work.

Theres no breakfast clubs or after school clubs here at any of the primary schools and few childcare options, and public transport is expensive and dire, so people do struggle.

Shaming them about car use is just another stick to beat them with.

@Itsneverwhatitseems

And that is your responsibility to sort out. I use it. I don't expect anybody to sort it out for me, at the same time I don't live miles and miles from the school or office.

Why do I have to suck up (literally) the consequences of your choices?

We need to organise things locally- density of development is key as I'm sure you're aware.

Absolutely block them in.

Some of the houses near my daughters school put cones up
outside there drive
maybe an option

Visitors spaces are public spaces

Not here. You can't park in any bay in our road unless you have a residents permit or a visitor permit which can only be given out by a resident. We get one book of 40 visitors permits per year. The joy of town centre living. We also pay a premium to live here. Why should randoms help themselves to the benefits for free? Want it? Pay for it.

Agree with this. "Your poor planning isn't my emergency."

Not necessarily that’s why the Govn are looking at wrap around care, if they want people in full time employment.

I agree density of development is key. Not least to try and save some of our land from being concreted over for detached housing and houses for cars that most can’t afford anyway, little windy fake country roads that are not efficient. Bring back the lovely terraces. Four stories high. Ground floor flats for elderly and disabled. Lots of studies have been carried out on efficient land use, everyone ignores them
But I don’t design housing, it’s boring and incredibly frustrating trying to get developers to not think with their wallet

Good one!

Visitor spaces are public and first-come, first served. OP has every right to use them.

Because it would mean parking in front of someone else’s house and for the most part people are polite and try to avoid it it’s quite clear what space is for who and whilst no one would moan if I know my neighbor comes home and parks outside their house everyday and I don’t need to I wouldn’t take their space

Block them in and open the wine

Yanbu I would def block them in. Very entitled behaviour and it's the only kind of action they'll take notice of.

But they must take yours?

What's a visitor bay op? Do you mean a parking suave outside your house that's on the public road? Or do you live on a private road?

Much of this would be avoided if you just parked in your driveway. Is there a reason why your dh can’t park elsewhere and walk slightly further when he comes home?
Surely you knew this would be an issue when you bought your house, OP.

the school or council ought to realise that with several hundred kids needing picking up every day, there is a need for parking arrangements/facilities.

Most primary schools are in built up areas. Where are you going to put these parking arrangements/facilities? And who is going to pay for it?

But clearly OP, you say you park in the visitor space to save it for your dh when he gets home.
So if you’re saving it then others obviously park in it if you’re not there, or why would you be saving it.
So your neighbours don’t mind parking in front of your house so why is there an issue with dh doing the same.
Unless you all own the bit of street outside your property It’s perfectly normal

Block the school parent in. Every single tie.

And ignore those who haven't read that your Visitor Parking Bay is not a public parking spot.

Block them in. Then sell popcorn to those of us watching, to get our vicarious revenge!

It’s seems a bit unreasonable to me for you to reserve a parking space for your partner when people are struggling to park for school. That doesn’t give them the right to park on your drive of course but i think you should stop doing that as it seems quite selfish.

there are several posts explaining that this is not necessarily the case.
lalso, why use a visitors space when your drive is empty?