Don't argue with the traffic warden on your school run

[Bag4Lyfey]

It made me laugh yesterday as 3 of the Mums driving stupidly big cars received parking tickets outside the school dates. They work on the safety lines that are outside schools and they only live a 7 minute walk from school and also don't work (I know of them). They came out and tried to argue their way out of the tickets saying "what? A parking ticket for dropping my kid off at school?"

I think it serves them right. I've parked on a single yellow near the school in a mega rush so I'm no angel but if you do that you accept that there is a chance you will get a ticket and can't complain if you get one can you!!?

Just made me laugh it was the 4x4 cars from the professional yummy mummies who all got them and then wanted to argue, talk about entitlement! Plus if you have a big car then surely a parking ticket is affordable?! That's part of the illusion of wealth is that you don't care!

Needless to say the areas are clear today so they've learned their lesson, for now at least! X

Probably the fact that you don't need a Chelsea tractor to take kids to school especially when you live near enough to walk.
As for sahm, a lot of people use the excuse of parking near schools because they have a big important job to get to. Hth.

To give an insight into her standing with the head a collection was started to pay for her dh's private surgery. Ds was quite upset I refused the invite to donate £2 per dc.... I told ds they could sell 1 of their 4 vehicles or indeed their huge house if they were struggling...

Well, personally, I'm always happy to hear about inconsiderate, selfish, dangerous drivers getting a ticket, regardless of who they are 🤷‍♀️

It does my head in at my son's school. Always people parked on the yellow zigzags, on double yellows, blocking driveways, fully on pavements, on the corner of junctions etc. Even in front of school gates so none of the staff can leave!

The crazy thing is, is that I'm often arriving at the last minute due to work and I ALWAYS find a space on the road that runs parallel. It takes me 3 minutes to walk from my car to the school, but that road always has ample space, yet the entitled arseholes would rather park dangerously and illegally to save them and their kids the indignity of walking for more than a minute. The parking abd behaviour on the school run really makes me fear for humanity (only half joking)

You don't know what anyone else is doing with their day.
I'm all for ANYONE being ticketed, but you sound like a smug working mum and it's not nice.

Your misogyny is showing, mate.

Genuine question - why so much hate against SUV mums?

Oh come on! Mocking 4x4 drivers is a national sport!

I'd love to have effective parking enforcement outside my school. They stand in hi vis once a term and don't even approach the people who park on the zig zags day after day. As for the ones who park on and block the pavements....🤬

This post said more about you than the yummy mummies.

Tickets good
Massive chip on shoulder re size and value of cars and 'yummy mummies' not so good

They deserve the tickets. But honestly, to get this much pleasure out of someone else's punishment and the comments you are making about your perception of their work arrangements and cars makes me wonder if you are ok? Most parents at my kid's school thought I was a stay at home mum. I wasn't. I just didn't talk to them about my job.

I don't think being in a rush to work justifies parking in an unsafe space. It doesn't lessen the hazard just because someone had a really good reason for parking there.

Anyone who parks illegally should get a ticket, not just women you are so blatantly jealous of

Not the point of the thread at all, but you can have a blue badge even if you don’t drive - you can use it when you’re a passenger in someone else’s car. Might still be worth applying.

Waiting to speak to someone in the school office of our local primary school a few weeks ago. Parent in front of me had come in to see how to claim reimbursement from the school for the ticket they had received for parking on the zigzags!!

We are constantly trying to deal with this issue at our school. Parents regularly park on double yellow lines, school safety lines, across a a cafe home entrance. We have sent a request out in nearly every single newsletter for about 4 years. We did a KS2 Persuasive writing unit focused om writing letters persuading parents not to park here and sent a copy home of the selected letter. A survey on it was a cross curricular topic for the year 6s last year.

Nothing has stopped a select group of parents from parking as close to school as possible. They seem to think the road markings do not apply to them during drop off/pick up. I may suggest SLT tips off council to send a traffic warden at that time, see if that has any impact.

or if walking their kids to school, walk several abreast with their buggies and kids on scooters on the footpaths.

How dare a mother walk her multiple children to school while pushing a pram!

I know two school heads who report parents who park dangerously. The traffic warden books them, everything settles down until the new intake in September sigh ..

They deserve the tickets. They don’t deserve your gloating, delighted contempt.

Of all the people in your story, who do you think appears the most unpleasant?

I am not against a 4x4 as I do believe they havee their uses. That said, I did a four wheel driving course many years ago (for my job), and I will never forget the instructor saying "you are driving a weapon". They may be safe for the passengers, but not for other road users/pedestrians.

This...the post is more about the mums, less about the parking.

I’m not sure what you want from this post.

Heads have nothing to do with appointment of governors.

YANBU OP

When DD was in school we were in town and a driver was shouting at a traffic warden. I told DD that if you park legally you won’t get a ticket. Last year DH got a ticket, paid on his phone. He saw the warden and said I’ve still got 15 minutes, warden said yep, for the other car park, you didn’t pay for this one. 🤦‍♀️

Oh stop all acting like you don’t know what OPs angle is.

Im high maintenance, eyelashes, hair extensions the lot. But I’m also alternative so those women wouldn’t class me as one of them. But we all know the yummy mummies who go on the school run who rock up in the range rovers and gym sets and obviously think their better that everyone as they band together. Don’t lie.