Staff Car Park

BeenieCat

dmg24 wrote: »

How about parking near the school and getting the bus?

I'd have to get 2 buses from school to work, both of which only run every 30 minutes so i wouldn't get to work on time.

dmg24

BeenieCat wrote: »

I'd have to get 2 buses from school to work, both of which only run every 30 minutes so i wouldn't get to work on time.

So leave home earlier and get the earlier bus?

I have never understood those that feel driving is a necessity. Plenty of people do not drive (I don't, by choice) and are still able to find their way to work everyday!

Badger_Lady

To be fair, dmg, it does depend on the route! I've already given a link to a website that digs out all the public transport options door-to-door - but every so often I'll do a search and find that it's just not feasible (for example visiting a relative in an obscure village).

I imagine that if the OP leaves home earlier, their child will be hanging around the school for an unreasonable length of time ahead of anyone else arriving...

I'll confess I am surprised that a job within a town centre is so difficult to get to, but then I don't have any clue where OP lives and works! So I accept that it's possible - if OP has already exhausted the alternatives, then there's nothing more we can do to help: she needs to find a new job.

dmg24

Badger_Lady wrote: »

To be fair, dmg, it does depend on the route! I've already given a link to a website that digs out all the public transport options door-to-door - but every so often I'll do a search and find that it's just not feasible (for example visiting a relative in an obscure village).

I imagine that if the OP leaves home earlier, their child will be hanging around the school for an unreasonable length of time ahead of anyone else arriving...

I'll confess I am surprised that a job within a town centre is so difficult to get to, but then I don't have any clue where OP lives and works! So I accept that it's possible - if OP has already exhausted the alternatives, then there's nothing more we can do to help: she needs to find a new job.

But the OP has admitted that there are buses available! Most schools have provision for children arriving early now, I can't for a minute believe that the child would be there before any teachers or other children.

bestpud

BeenieCat wrote: »

I'd have to get 2 buses from school to work, both of which only run every 30 minutes so i wouldn't get to work on time.

Can you drive to where the second bus goes from and park there?

Clutching at straws probably, but if it means you can stay in your job...

Alternatively, there has got to be cheaper car parks about. Perhaps park in a cheaper city park and get the bus form there if it is a good way away?

I sympathise as parking is dire at my uni and worse this year since they used a car park and a half to build on, and student numbers are increasing at a cracking rate for some reason! :mad: I take my dd to breakfast club so I can get there before 8.45, as that is the generally the point at which the streets and car parks are full (the surrounding streets are full by about 8.30!) It means dropping her at 8am as it's 30-45 mins drive, but it's easier than trying to find an alternate parking spot. We can drop them from 8.35 but that is too late for me.

Can you drop your dd off earlier? Or maybe with a friend's mum?

jumpycheese1

Beenie Cat

Does your child have a school friend whose parents wouldn't mind looking after your child before school? When I was at primary school, my mother had a similar problem to you with car parking. What she did was to drop me off at the bottom of my friend's road. I walked past 7-9 houses to get to my friend's. All I did was watching TV, playing with the dog, played games and on some occassions, had breakfast.

My friend's home was 2 doors away from the alleyway which took us directly to school.

Or see if your child's school has a 'breakfast club'.