12-03-2020, 10:40
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Re: Pavement parking could be banned in England
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Something has to be done about selfish drivers who block footpaths to wheelchairs, mobility users, blind people and prams/pushchairs. The road is for cars, the pavement for pedestrians. The nation has become car obsessed, multi car households are the issue. Extra enforcement will pay for itself with the amount of fines.
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. . and pushbikes have free rein over anywhere, causing problems to pedestrians and motorists alike
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12-03-2020, 10:50
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Re: Pavement parking could be banned in England
"Obstructive pavement parking" or "unnecessary obstruction" is not a new law. It already exists, but is very rarely enforced. No parking on pavements works in London, and provides the councils with a good income from those who flaunt the law. The whole of the UK needs to follow London and give pavements back to pedestrians!
This needs to be a UK Law, but will probably be devolved in Wales and Scotland.
Wales' Assembly does not like writing legislation, they prefer to Copy And Paste existing legislation, then translate it to Welsh.
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12-03-2020, 10:52
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Re: Pavement parking could be banned in England
Around here it's wheelie bins left out permanently blocking the pavements.
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12-03-2020, 11:01
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Re: Pavement parking could be banned in England
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12-03-2020, 11:29
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Re: Pavement parking could be banned in England
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Thank you! Threads merged.
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12-03-2020, 11:43
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Re: Pavement parking could be banned in England
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Originally Posted by Taf
"Obstructive pavement parking" or "unnecessary obstruction" is not a new law. It already exists, but is very rarely enforced. No parking on pavements works in London, and provides the councils with a good income from those who flaunt the law. The whole of the UK needs to follow London and give pavements back to pedestrians!
This needs to be a UK Law, but will probably be devolved in Wales and Scotland.
Wales' Assembly does not like writing legislation, they prefer to Copy And Paste existing legislation, then translate it to Welsh.
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There is parking on pavements in London, mines up on the kerb now...
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12-03-2020, 16:43
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Re: Pavement parking could be banned in England
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Originally Posted by Mr K
Something has to be done about selfish drivers who block footpaths to wheelchairs
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Rather arrogant of you to assume that everyone who parks on pavements is doing this.
First of all they are allowing traffic (inc emergency vehicles) to actually be able to drive up and down the road.
There are countless roads throughout the country that would be impassable if cars park only on the road.
Secondly you are assuming all pavements are not very wide.
There are also many streets where you could park entirely on the pavement and still have space thats big enough to get anything past.
A blanket ban is just lunacy.
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13-03-2020, 11:12
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Re: Pavement Parking
Round here too many people with too many cars and no place to park them OR not using their parking spaces (driveways).
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13-03-2020, 14:46
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Re: Pavement Parking
A family near us totally block the pavement by always parking their car on the pavement between the kerb and their overgrown leylandii (spit) front hedge. All the time with their driveway empty.
Their immediate neighbours park their cars (and a truck) with 2 wheels up on the pavement right over a dropped kerb for invalids.
Reporting has done no good at all.
Last edited by Taf; 13-03-2020 at 15:05.
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17-03-2020, 19:50
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Re: Pavement Parking
One of my big bugbears - if I'm not dodging cars on the pavement, it's wheelie bins, or I am being mowed down by cyclists. I suppose I should just walk in the middle of the road - probably safer....
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