I’m fed up of parents illegally parking outside my kids’ school so I’ve got a way to stop them, some say I’m being petty

A MUM was so sick of parents illegally parking outside her children's school that she took matters into her own hands.

In order to stop cars dangerously pulling up by the school, she decided to stand in the road to block the vehicles.

She hoped that this would prevent drivers from the dodgy stopping behaviour.

Taking to , she said: "Parking at our primary school has been hazardous for years.

"There is a crossing guard on the main road at the school gates but not on a side road lots of kids have to cross.

"Parents park on the double yellow lines at the junction of the side road blocking lines of site for pedestrians and cars trying to turn in and out.

"This often results in the road getting blocked and cars reversing back on to main road.

"School sends repeated communication to parents without impact and has asked local authority for bollards and this is under consideration but hasn’t happened yet.

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"I used to collect my child from the gate because of the risks but they want to be more independent and meet me further away.

"I started asking parents not to park and the junction but have been largely ignored so I have started standing on the edge of the road to prevent people parking and this has been effective.

"Today someone I know signalled to me to move but I smiled and shook my head and they had to park a few metres down the street .

"They are not happy with me."

Fellow Mumsnet users were quick to jump in with their opinions.

One person said: "Yes you are being unreasonable who blocks a road, teach your kid to walk further down and cross. If someone hits you I imagine you would be found liable."

Another said: "Have you thought about volunteering or getting a job? You sound very invested."

A third said: "What are you going to stand there every day? Then cars will park there as soon as you leave or stop doing it. What is it really fixing?

"School needs to push council for signs, cones and enforcement. Can you teach your child to cross elsewhere?

"You're not wrong per se but I doubt you’ll get the response you want."

But not everyone was so negative about her proposed solution.

One person said: "I dunno, if her standing there means cars can't park there sounds pretty much like problem solved to me."