One of nursery staff left their car running

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Whilst she went into side to drop of her children. It was off nursery premises and she works part time and children attend the nursery as well.

Aibu to report it? She does it daily.

OP hasn't mentioned it being on private land, she's only said "off nursery premises", which to me implies in a public area.

Make a fool of herself for reporting something illegal?

I think you should pick up a hobby instead

I will never understand why people leave a car idling.

Surely it wastes fuel and it takes 2 seconds to restart the engine.

Who is she reporting this to?

As others have said, idling is illegal and causes pollution. She’s wrong to do this but particularly outside of a school. We have a school close by and I just tell parents who do this. They’re also told by the school not to do it.

It’s not a bloody murder!

The police.

The police deal with far more than just murder you know.

OP's manoeuvres are the only remotely interesting thing about this thread.

The same organisations I stated in my first comment: Operation Snap (police), the council (they fine for this), and SS for leaving the child unattended for so long, daily, in a running car without a driver.

The same organisations I stated in my first comment: Operation Snap (police), the council (they fine for this), and SS for leaving the child unattended for so long, daily, in a running car without a driver.

How old is the child in the car?

That can happen if car isn't running. I live on a steep hill and seen it loads

And if you have to do it 50 times a day it kills the battery

And if it's an electric car?

I don't see that it makes much difference from a safety point of view if the engine is running or not (I do understand the point about pollution).

If the handbrake is knocked off (is that even possible with modern cars, aren't they all electronic nowadays?) the car will only roll if it's on a hill and it will roll whether the engine is running or not.

Surely the main issue is leaving children unattended in the car.

Incorrect. It’s only illegal if there is no cause to leave it running

What has this got to do with leaving the engine running?

I had someone banging on my window a few months ago as I was waiting outside school. She was pretending to cough and DEMANDING I turn my ignition off as it was affecting her lung condition, apparently 🙄

When you park, you usually leave it in first gear. It won't roll of the handbrake isn't engaged. A car can roll forward on a slight incline.

@Aposterhasnoname , it is relevant. Can you drive a car?

😂 I have just taken a break from a 300 page report i have to read and this has made me laugh. Yes, its illegal, no the police wont care, yes perhaps speak to the person involved, yes, she will think your a knob. Yes, you are doing the right thing. HTH.

You were idling unnecessarily, which is illegal.

I googled and found this regarding leaving a car engine running while you pop in and out of somewhere:

"It violates Rule 123 of the Highway Code, which states you "must not leave a vehicle’s engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road."

Is it a public road or car park?

Whatever I wouldn't grass on someone for that, she is not doing any harm if she is in and out quickly.

My goodness, you are observant. I wouldn't even notice!

Delivery drivers do it all the time.

If "the kid in the back goes on the handbrake" then the engine being on or off wont make any difference to it rolling or not. And I notice now everyone's saying MYOB, suddenly there's a kid left in the back which you didn't think was important enough to mention before. What are the chances eh?