A stubborn parent on the school run refused to move their Mercedes at pick-up time – even though they had parked it in front of a fire station.
Firefighters asked the parent to move their car from outside Cricklade Fire Station in Wiltshire.
But the driver refused to budge, claiming they were not an obstruction.
A parent on the school run has sparked fury by refusing to move their car from outside a fire station (pictured)
The fracas occurred on Friday afternoon outside St Sampson’s Church of England Primary School, which the parent’s child is thought to attend.
The white Mercedes A180 was parked on the yellow hatched road markings outside the fire station.
Royal Wootton Bassett Police said they plan to visit the school to carry out enforcement work and have also called on the school to take action.
A spokesman for Cricklade Fire Station said it was a recurring problem as they took to Twitter in a bid to prevent other parents doing the same.
‘Yet again inconsiderate parking at school pick-up time,’ they wrote.
‘Remember it is a traffic offence to block any emergency service vehicle and you could be prosecuted. The owner was asked to move the vehicle but declined to.’
Following the incident, Royal Wootton Bassett Police called on St Sampson’s to remind parents this kind of behaviour was unacceptable.
Parents also took to social media to express their disgust as the stubborn parent’s parking.
Disgruntled parents took to social media to describe the parking as ‘disgusting’ and suggest perpetrators are ‘named and shamed’
One said: ‘Approach the school and ask them to place a warning in the schools news letter for unacceptable parking.’
Rachel Deller posted: ‘It’s pointless the amount of times our school has done it they still park where they like mount the kerb and generally do what they like.’
Another added: ‘They need reminding, anything is worth a try, they must live in the community, family, friends that might one day be in danger, trapped, need rescuing but sorry the fire appliance can’t turn out, someone as just dumped their car outside the fire station, seconds cost lives.’
‘You can tell them till you’re blue in the face the only way to stop it is to keep fining them honest I see these kind of people on a daily basis and they are pure arrogance.’
Denboy said: ‘Should have cut the roof off it then released the handbrake well we don’t want you getting into trouble now by damaging the door locks do we’
And David Paul said: ‘Absolutely disgusting. They should be prosecuted at every opportunity. Name and shame them. Have the vehicle towed away, cause them some inconvenience.’