A mum has been fined after parking across a roundabout exit while dropping her kids off at school.

Despite the busy junction being used by several other parents in cars, the woman stopped and got her children out and later claimed she’d done nothing wrong.

Unfortunately for the mum, police were on patrol outside the school at the exact moment she parked up on the roundabout and swiftly issued a parking ticket.

The mother saw nothing wrong with her inventive bit of parking (Picture: BillesleyWMP/Twitter)

The parking mishap happened at Swan Corner roundabout in Billesley, West Midlands, during the morning school run on Monday.


Officers were called to Swanshurst School after parking complaints from parents and staff.



But when they spoke to the woman who pulled blocked the roundabout exit, she claimed she was entitled to park in the middle of the road if she needed to.

West Midlands Police urged parents to ‘be considerate’ when dropping children off to school.

West Midlands Police officers were outside the school on Monday after parking complaints from staff and parents (Picture: BillesleyWMP/Twitter)

The parking mishap happened at a roundabout outside Swanshurst school in Billesley, West Midlands (Picture: Google)

A spokesman said more fines were ‘in the post’ for people who ignored the rules of the road.

‘Today we have been at Swanshurst School, whilst there we have come across parents badly parking their cars around the island,’ the force tweeted on Monday.

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‘A parent was advised why parking across an island exit was wrong as they felt they could park there.’

Other parents said parking problems outside schools needed ‘constant enforcement’.

‘Parents parking badly, and ignoring all traffic regulations, is common practice around the country,’ one dad said.

Mark Bartram tweeted: ‘I just want to know how she passed her driving test if she things this is legal?’

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