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Do remember that the prime concern when taking your children to or picking them up from school should always be their safety and the safety of other children.
So if parking your vehicle even for a minute might be derimental tot heir safety and the safety of other children DONT DO IT.
That having been said it is important to park considerately
Dropping of your chiild
if you are picking up or dropping off one of your children you are allowed park to do so whether there is a single or double yellow line.
If because of their age you need to escort or take your child into their school or classroom that is also allowed although councils often claim claim that you are not allowed to do so. Although in my view you can also wait a sufficient time to ensure that your child is settled to avoid problems it is better to park further away in a parking bay and pay the fee.
Picking up your child.
If because of their age you need to escort or take your child from their school or classroom that is also allowed.
You are not allowed park on a zig zag next to a crossing nor on yellow zig zags outside schools. Also you cannot park in a loading bay or taxi rank.
Councils often ticket mothers picking up or dropping off their children at schools when the are legally parked. There seems to be a thought that because they are so often busy with their children they will just pay up.
Do remember that even if you have breached the parking rules and got a parking ticket, if there is a good reason you can and should write to the council and explain the circumstances and ask them to excercise their discretion and cancel the ticket. They are legally obliged to consider such a requestalthough they may not agree to do so.
If you believe that your parking ticket has been issued unfairly then my advice is to fight that parking ticket and take the case all the way to the parking adjudicator if need be.
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