hi , can anyone tell me are cars , vehicles allowed to park on pavements , footapths ?

Question

as footpaths / pavements are suppoesed to be for public to walk on what action can be taken to stop this ?

also many say as long as there is space for childs pram to get throu vechilces can park on pavements is that true ?

would apperceaite feedback on this as trying to stop this in my area , council , police don't do much say lack of man power to take action[ tarcffic wardens] .


thanks .

Answer 1

I use to be able to use them at a couple parks but it was work related. Anyone not there for work or other special situation was told to move or ticketed/towed. Alot of it depends on your local laws and if the police want to deal with it.

Answer 2

Parking on pavements and footpaths is dwefinitely against the law. If police and traffic wardens take no action try lobbying your local councillors. Don't be put off. Make sure the first thing they think about is your campaign to end anti-social parking. Use the local press letters to the editor, etc. Get suppoprt from consumer groups like Age Concern, etc. Ask shopkeepers and hioppers their opinions and report the offending drivers registrations numbers to the authorities. In short be a pain in the ***.

Answer 3

It is an offence in the UK to park on pavements or footpaths unless there are clearly designated and marked, 'hard-standing' areas, i.e., a grass verge or similar area that has been tarmaced over for the express purpose of parking a vehicle. Though that doesn't mean that anyone can simply tarmac the grass verge in front of their house and just park on it!

The Highway Code states:
123: You MUST NOT drive on or over a pavement, footpath or bridleway except to gain lawful access to property.
Laws HA 1835 sect 72 & RTA sect 34

Clearly, parking on a pavement is then an offence as simply to DRIVE on a pavement is in contravention of the Highway Code

Ignoring the use of the expression, 'MUST NOT' in the highway code, means that you are committing an offence punishable by fines or even imprisonment, depending on the severity of the offence.

Hope this has been of some help,

Phil

Answer 4

I think it depends on your local bylaws, some councils allow it so to leave adequate space on the road, as long as there is also adequate place left on the pavement to be safe, but if the police are not bothered then you could try getting all of your neighbours to petition the council, but do not go shouting at the idiots who are parking as you could get yourself hurt or end up in court yourself

Answer 5

apply to the council for a no parking permit so others dont park near ur home as for the rest of the council pertition to neighbours to help to stop this good luck

Answer 6

It is illegal unless there is a sign permitting it. There are roads, including where my daughter lives, where the residents do it by common agreement because the road is too narrow to park even on one side only.