School Run!

[lou 26]

Ive done the school run this morning (on foot, i dont drive, lol) By the school there is a very busy road and as you can imagine its a nightmare with cars. As my daughter I approached the end of a side road to cross the busy road we were on the corner, id looked, was about to cross, when some guy drove straight in front of us and parked (he appeared out of nowhere!). Another inch forward and my daughter would have been under his wheels, thats how close it was. I simply shook my head in disbelief. At this the guy gets out of his car and started ranting and raving at me and my neighbour who was with us. I simply stated that he should have parked somewhere else and not right on the corner, to which I was told to mind my own business and he can park wherever he likes! My question is, what can be done if anything? Am i within my rights to report him? and to who? Is he allowed to just pull up and park on a corner? Never mind the fact he was obstructing the view of other drivers trying to pull out of the side street aswell! If i report him to the school Im not sure theres much they can do? any advice appreciated! This isnt the first time ive noticed him but my fear is that one day someone is going to get hurt with his erratic driving!

[lou 26]

thank you tigwig.

Ive had a make a police statement because i was threatened and its now in the hands of the police so i not sure what the outcome will be.

thank you all for your support xxx

[annie0000]

Hi lou - well done, I am glad that you did something positive - overall, you will feel better about having stood up to these bullies and you have shown your daughter that is not the way that grown ups should behave.

Let us know what happens - if you ever find out.

[lou 26]

thank you annie, your advise has been very much appreciated and if i hear anything I will let you know! xxx

[lou 26]

Quick update!

I went into school first thing this morning and spoke the headmaster who has been very helpful and is going to try and arrange for some community support officers to linger outside school this afternoon. Although hes unable to get involved in any traffic incidents he can do something about the threatening behaviour within the school grounds. Hes been an absolute star and im very thankful as my daughter was scared to go to school this morning in case the mad woman was there! Luckily she wasnt (her husband was) but all passed without incident. But apparently she does the afternnon school run not the morning one so we shall see!

[annie0000]

That sounds positive then lou - hope the wee one gets on okay at school and can put this all behind her.

[lou 26]

thank you annie. Im sure she'll be fine. She seemed ok once id explained that the policeman will shout at the naughty lady if she continues to misbehave!

many thanks for all your advice and support xxx

[Whoever]

Contact your local police station and give them details of the offending driver. Ask if they can arrange for an occasional patrol by some PCSO's around school hours. Maybe they'll be able to pick up the offending driver and give him a ticket.

[lou 26]

Thank you Whoever, the headmaster of the school is trying to arrange for some to be there this afternoon

[aka pixi]

hi lou, just read all this, I really hope its all sorted out soon xxx the woman sounds flipping mental :(

[lou 26]

hi pixi! hope youre ok?

I think she needs help! Im just so glad ive more decorum than that! lol

[Ice.Maiden]

I also hope things get sorted out soon lou. My own children have to be driven to school as it's too far to walk and there's no bus service from where I live, but I know that people living in the vicinity of the school moan about how many vehicles park along the tight road, and I can't say as I blame them. The head teacher of the school's issued polite requests for parents not to use their cars if possible, but still some take no notice, and use their cars rather than walk 100 yards or less. Much of it has to do with parents dropping their children off before they go to work, but surely it isn't necessary to drive right up to the gates? As for your own case, I hope the police warn the aggressive driver and that you can ignore any threats from over-worked, over-wrought individuals - who sound as if they aren't capable of decent parenting themselves, let alone driving. x

[lou 26]

thank you ice maiden. I appreciate that some people do have to drive their children to school as they have no choice and i guess parking around schools will never be adequate and there will always be problems. My issue really was the guy was driving erratically and either didnt look or didnt care that we were there and then got out his car and gave us a mouthful of abuse when we actually hadnt done anything wrong and it was him that was illegally parking. It did shake me up somewhat at almost being knocked down first thing in a morning and for that reason i made a note of his number, later on in the day I would have forgotten about it and binned it, but then to go back and get threats from his wife, well none of us should have to stand for that.

When I went back to school yesterday afternoon the headmaster had done everything he promised he would do. The community support officers were there as was the caretaker. Mad woman couldnt get to park on the corner so she just blocked someones driveway, got out of her car and immediately went up to the officers and said "are you because of me?" im not sure what their reply was but they didnt hang around long! As i walked back through the playground she was still shouting about it to anyone that would stand still long enough to listen and as my daughter and I walked past she shouted "oh here she is, big mouth" and she was also heard saying "if she wants to cross the road she should use a crossing" (Hello? there isnt one!) I just continued on my way without even looking at her, so she then walked ever so closely behind me to try and intimidate me. At that we were walking home & she passed us in a side street, and ever so slightly swerved her car towards me (more for the benefit of her kids i would say) and sped off. The police were in contact with me last night and said its best left alone and hopefully once she has someone else to rant at/about she'll leave us alone, lol

[annie0000]

She sounds an absolute nutcase - you are probably getting the best advice in the police telling you to let it alone, but it still makes my blood boil and I would have trouble not working out someway to intimidate or annoy her back.

What goes round comes round.

I bear a grudge - especially where it involves someone causing harm to my children.

Honestly, what example does she feel that she is showing her children?

Oh and bet she is ugly as well ;0P.

I would be laughing my socks of if she fell in a puddle and humiliated herself (or if I happened to accidentally punch her in the face as I was walking by - oops!)

[lou 26]

ROFL! youre a star annie! xxx

It wont be forgotten in a hurry!

Little Lou's teacher did wait outside for me this morning to make sure that we were both ok and said theyre now fully aware of who this mad woman is. Obviously she didnt go into detail but i did get the impression its not the first time theyve had trouble with her, unsurprisingly! The school are being very supportive and I couldnt ask for more from them.

I have to go back round there in just over an hour so watch this space! lol

[lou 26]

p.s. as for her being ugly, well, mutton and lamb springs to mind! lol

[annie0000]

Probably sexually frustrated as well. Her husband sounds like a mummys boy that has to run to his crabbit wife for protection instead of being a real man and making his lumpen children walk to school.

Glad it is all going well though, if little Lou needs a big brother to protect her - i'll send my two down to sort them out, although they are more enthusiatic than actually skilled at Judo and my elder boy does have an unnatural liking for pink (maybe he will grow out of it).

What would annoy her more anyway, is you ignoring her - in fact if you can manage a smile at her, it will probably only annoy her further!

[lou 26]

bless ya, LL has an older brother (well half one, lol) but im sure she'd love more! Ive not taken Mr Lou on the school run yet because of work commitments but i think he may join me one of the days when he has opportunity!

Im not sure i can manage a smile at her yet, maybe next week i will get to that stage! I think her husband is embarrassed by it all. For the past two mornings hes parked at the bottom of the road where he thinks hes out of sight.