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

We did manage to get them to come around our area as well, but as I said, now they've been transferred to the county rather than the district and the parents know that, so now they park badly with impunity and the police aren't interested, even when it's dangerous rather than just annoying.

School run time now , watch out for those dangerous 4 x 4 drivers 😂

You're assuming that mummy is going straight home, when she could be going straight to swimming, football, judo, Etc because her Tarzan is way too important to do that himself.

My husband actually said yesterday to our DIL that he never had time for harvest festival, school Halloween parties, school discos, Xmas concerts, beavers, cubs, rugby, swimming etc.

Well no he never made time. But he did have time to moan when the boot of the big car was full of PTA bits, sports kits, pushchair, spare clothes and he wanted the big car for his hobbies, then it was a skip I had to clean out.

Hahahahaha it's really not! You're money is WORTH the exact same as their money.

I don’t think those cars are too big TBH, it depends how you drive them. SOME people park badly. IME it’s men, no matter what car size but I don’t get weirdly resentful about their appearance or financial status.

Seeing as you’re back - and what’s a “Yummy mummy”?

I don't hate them for what they have, I hate them for the way they behave

Aaaaand we're back to the lazy jealous accusations. It's like banging your head against a brick wall honestly.

You weren’t standing up for her you were rattling off a load of rental misogynistic nonsense based ENTIRELY on how you feel about yourself, not on how other women view you. You thought nobody would be smart enough to see through it - how sad for you.

You never did tell us if the yummy mummies (again what IS a yummy mummy?) told you to your face that you’re a neglectful mother or if you’re projecting-by-proxy

So jealousy is a lazy trope but gold digging Chelsea tractor manicured lunching “idiots” isn’t?

I've defined a yummy mummy twice, it got deleted because people didn't like it apparently.

You can't get over how I apparently feel about myself can you? You're way off the mark so give up.

Also most off your replies have been deleted for being nasty bullshit so where are you claiming the moral high ground from exactly?

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This. I'm a sahm who doesn't own a car, not interested in fashion, yoga or superficial lunches. University educated and interested in many subjects. Don't think I qualify for the epithet "yummy mummy" 😂

Hmmm. To be honest, I totally get the criticism of the stay at home parent with the big fancy car. I would feel sorry for the working mum who lives out of town desperate to get their kid in school because she’s anxious to avoid a cross word from her manager about lateness. I do not feel sorry for parents parking out of convenience and entitlement when they have zero need to and they should not argue about a ticket for making a dumb, highly avoidable decision when their car signals a lot wealth.

Yes I do disapprove of parents who drive vehicles that are unnecessarily large for city living, that contribute to climate change when actually they could walk their kids to school. I have done the whole school thing with the subtle or not so subtle status symbols of people carrier, blonde highlights, Mulberry handbags etcand it can be hard not to feel inadequate somehow because one doesn’t possess these things especially when a kind of hierarchy is established around the school gates. It is not just a neutral choice of car, it’s a social signifier and many are buying into this. Why do you need a land rover when you live in London FGS? To go and check your field? To drive over a brook? To retrieve a lost sheep? Or to let people know how much money you have?

Well I've finished beating my washing against the stones down by the river, just going to put it all sopping wet in the land rover,. And drive around with the windows open until the water has dripped out the back 😂

Paris is pricing these types of cars out of their city, it's not a particularly intelligent choice of vehicle

I think it should not be a fine, regardless of who the driver is or the car. It should be an appearance in court and penalty points for such a crime. As should all motoring crimes be a court appearance not just a fixed penalty, except perhaps overstaying a place where you are permitted to park but with a time limit.

I'd have a separate category of car licence for larger and high performance vehicles, and you take your test in one. Or get a smaller car, which many would choose instead.

Sorry just being daft. But now you mention it, it’s Friday, end of a long week, hmm probably I am on my last legs, yes

I would feel sorry for the working mum who lives out of town desperate to get their kid in school because she’s anxious to avoid a cross word from her manager about lateness.

Nope, this person shouldn't be parking over areas they shouldn't either. Same rules for everyone.

Working mums are no more important than anyone else.

Jesus some of you have literally no sense of story telling do you?

Then she should get there early to get the best parking spot. Don’t most schools offer a pre 8.30am childcare club?

It's odd when these mums, and let's face it it's always women, need to park directly in front of the school because they couldn't possibly walk 5 minutes, rush their dc into the school, then spend 20 minutes talking to other parents. If someone had to rush off to work you could at least understand why they couldn't park further away and walk, but it's always those who aren't rushing off to work after the drop off who tend to park on yellow lines/obstruct driveways at school run time.