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A school bus driver was handed a parking ticket for stopping outside the gates of a primary to pick children up.
The bus pulled up to Highview Primary School in The Chase, Wallington, in order to collect children for a trip out, coming to a stop on zig-zag lines marked 'keep clear' at 8.30am on Thursday.
But parents dropping off their youngsters were baffled when a warden slapped a parking ticket on the coach's windscreen.
Childminder Elaine McCarthy told The Sun: "I understand clamping down on parents dropping children off, but this is ridiculous.
"The important thing is children get on the bus safely. Where else are they meant to park?"
A Sutton Council spokesman said: "The coach was parked on the zig-zag school keep clear markings, which operate between 8am and 4pm to ensure the safety of schoolchildren.
"An enforcement officer asked the coach driver to move the vehicle but he refused to do so. There are no exemptions for any vehicles to wait, load or alight passengers on this zig-zag restriction, which is clearly lined and signposted.
"Coaches being used for school trips are required to park safely and legally when picking up and dropping off schoolchildren, and should work with schools to ensure this is done in the safest way possible."
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