Unnecessary congestion

I agree with Tammy, distance has to be a factor in considering whether to use a car to take the kids to school, but why, when there is a nearby car park followed by a walk of, at most, 200m, will some parents still clutter up the private road by the gates, often parking on the 'no park' zigzag lines?

Conversley, there was even a case a while ago of one parent who parked outside our house and then walked her child to school almost the same distance as if theyd walked from home( I knew where they lived) 

I agree with Tammy, distance has to be a factor in considering whether to use a car to take the kids to school, but why, when there is a nearby car park followed by a walk of, at most, 200m, will some parents still clutter up the private road by the gates, often parking on the 'no park' zigzag lines?

Conversley, there was even a case a while ago of one parent who parked outside our house and then walked her child to school almost the same distance as if theyd walked from home( I knew where they lived) 

SteveL, as you know "theres nowt as queer as folk" Who knows why they do things like that, we have a similar problem here, why do guests of the hotel across the road park in our private car park and not in the hotel one provided, they havecome out with alsorts of rubbish when challenged even "I didn't know it was private" as they park under the sign, or "I didn't know the hotel has a car park" but the one that always amuses me is" I'll only be a minute"

Perhaps schools should have a 'drop off zone' like airports used to have ie. drive in drop off drive out

Tammy, I have been to the parish council also to the local MP I am not a parent and do not live on the road where the problem exists. The council had the police to a council meeting and were told that the police couldn't do anything about it, obvious they weren't prepared to. As as been shown on here it's not just local to our village there are many schools throughout the country tha have the same problem. As you rightly put its down to the local councils and planning to come up with a suitable solution which as I wrote, our council could have done. As for our MP he toes the party line with everything, I wouldn't think we would get any joy in that direction, it will take a child to be killed or maimed before anything is done.

Perhaps schools should have a 'drop off zone' like airports used to have ie. drive in drop off drive out

We tried that TG - we agreed with the local soccer club that parents could use their car park as a drop off point. It had direct access into the school grounds and we even had a dedicated hard surfaced path built aound the field perimeter for youngsters to use. It involved a walk of maybe 800 metres. What happened was that the youngsters who walked from town anyway used that access - I'll leave you to guess how much use was made of it by parents who drove and dropped youngsters off!

 it will take a child to be killed or maimed before anything is done.

and there lies the sad truth of it, as you say you are not a parent or live on that road but you are concerned. We have a very good group in our village that have good relations with the council but I know it takes a strong will to keep at it sometimes. The easy option these days is ignore it and hope it goes away, I can't see that the issues will go away they have to be dealt with.  

The reason I posted was that it was coming across that ALL parents were . . . . .  Lazy, Very Lazy and Selfish they are not, just some.

Perhaps schools should have a 'drop off zone' like airports used to have ie. drive in drop off drive out

We tried that TG - we agreed with the local soccer club that parents could use their car park as a drop off point. It had direct access into the school grounds and we even had a dedicated hard surfaced path built aound the field perimeter for youngsters to use. It involved a walk of maybe 800 metres. What happened was that the youngsters who walked from town anyway used that access - I'll leave you to guess how much use was made of it by parents who drove and dropped youngsters off!

 as an ex teacher you will be aware of 'education, education, education I'm afraid that's what it needs, the parents/guardians need educating to do these things.  Why do people park in disabled bays or parent and child bays rather than walk a few feet more, or drop litterrather than put it in their pocket until they see a bin.

Until we tackle these people they will keep doing it, we have become a nation of undisciplined adults how are the children ever going to turn out any better  See I'm starting to put everyone in the same pot now  Some people are undisciplined not all

One of the comps near us has a drive in drive out area for drop off and pick up it is used by some in the morning, (unless they think they may mean being held up on the way out )if in direction of travel!!,but not if it means turning across traffic?but in in the afternoon they would rather stop on the road outside to wait as they think it will hold them up if going inside

Tammy, you are right about this forum, it cannot provide a solution but, look at the ideas that have been generated. It's a pity that more discussions like this don't take place on here.

One of the comps near us has a drive in drive out area for drop off and pick up it is used by some in the morning, (unless they think they may mean being held up on the way out )if in direction of travel!!,but not if it means turning across traffic?but in in the afternoon they would rather stop on the road outside to wait as they think it will hold them up if going inside

but isn't that a sign of the times everyone is in such a rush we notice it most when returning home from abroad, we got off the ferry in November at Portsmouth and it was like Brans Hatch, why!  it was lovely once we got back home again.