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

Being happy should not be at other peoples expense

Obviously.
I don’t buy into the yummy mummy nonsense if that wasn’t clear.

And that’s fine…for you. Not everyone holds that belief and not everyone needs to express shame and sorrow because they don’t work (which I think is what you expect?)

Has it occurred to you, you are spending a lot of time time analysing the lives of strangers?

And go out for lunch.
don’t forget the lunch!

I also hate it when people shout at parking wardens, one actually let me off a ticket once as i got back to my car, realised i hadnt checked if the road was permit only (it was) and told him it was my own fault as i forgot to check. I definitely think the universe will send me a big ticket soon!

There's two mums at our school who used to always park on double yellows right by the gate. They finally got ticketed but now one of the mums parks further up the road on a corner where the traffic warden doesn't go, on double yellows still!! She also parks so close to other cars and I've seen parents have their cars blocked in because of her.

Having had a mummy take off my car door as she sped past as my son was getting out on the school drive, and three weeks later write off another mums car. I'm a bit leery of some parents.

Driving a ludicrously oversized car in an urban environment because you don't give a toss about everyone else's safety and convenience as long as you're cosy inside your tank does make you a worse person though.

And that is true however much the car cost.

Well we don't know if these big cars aren't in the country every weekend, used for hunting, shooting fishing, which mummy is stuck with while daddy drives his sporty number all week. It certainly happens around here.

I think there's a current sigma attached to the 4 x 4 drivers these days.... social media has them as either drug dealers gf / wife's or chavs and tbf most people who drive them drive down the middle of the road at you and probably need to take another test to drive and park these cars, but anyone who parks illegally regardless of if they can read or not , knows the road signs and not to park there so deserve a ticket.

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Yep. We also don’t know if it’s daddy not mummy choosing the car and they share it - but hey let’s not get in the way of giving women a good sexist kick ey

No! Crush them like bugs. Bugs with little stripy Joules carapaces

Are you ok?

I would wager 95% of SUVs have never been near a field.

Look down on them for driving cars that are too big and parking like assholes when they could just walk. Like the OP is saying.

You're still going 😂

I need a new car and am getting lectured on what to get, small economical, boring, while he's driving around in his new fancy car which I'm not on the insurance for because it's too precious. Despite the fact that I have decades of no claims and he's had two prangs in the same year. 🤬🤬

Exactly. And also true regardless of whether you meet the yummy mummy stereotype or not.