Permitted to park on pavement

moeen4056

Could someone please confirm what the minimum clear width needs to be between car and wall when there are no pavement markings.

1.2m or enough to let pass a wheelchair?

My council is Hounslow, London.

Thanks.

Browntoa

http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/index/transport_and_streets/parking/street_parking.htm

Pavement parking

Pavement parking is not permitted across London unless the area is specifically exempted. Where it is allowed it is indicated by white bay markings and appropriate exemption signs. This is explained within the Highway Code, which all motorists are expected to be familiar with.

• The pavement parking ban applies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Vehicles parked on pavements can be issued with a penalty charge notice.
• Do not park opposite another parked vehicle if it would cause an obstruction. It is the registered keepers’ responsibility to ensure they do not park opposite another vehicle or on the pavement and to find alternative legal parking.
• Residents do not necessarily have a right to park outside their homes and if legal parking is not available then alternative legal parking must be sought in the surrounding area.

Errata

What's a pavement marking? Either there is a pavement there or there isn't.

McKneff

Errata wrote: »

What's a pavement marking? Either there is a pavement there or there isn't.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Thats just what I was thinking, if there is no pavement there, it's a road isn't it, right up to the wall

roddydogs

It tells you what pavement marking is in post 2.....have you never seen the pavement marked 1/2 way showing pavement parking is allowed?

Errata

roddydogs wrote: »

It tells you what pavement marking is in post 2.....have you never seen the pavement marked 1/2 way showing pavement parking is allowed?

Nope - and it would appear neither has the OP as they are asking "what the minimum clear width needs to be between car and wall when there are no pavement markings".

wealdroam

DaveF327

If there are no markings, it sounds to me like the location is beyond the sign in which case you shouldn't park on the pavement at all.

To answer your question, though, there is no legal definition of a "correct" clearance between a car and a wall, so providing you aren't contravening any other law (such as parking on a pavement) then common sense applies. Wheelchair width sounds sensible, but you'd have to allow for two very large wheelchairs side by side.

Hammyman

moeen4056 wrote: »

Could someone please confirm what the minimum clear width needs to be between car and wall when there are no pavement markings.

1.2m or enough to let pass a wheelchair?

My council is Hounslow, London.

Thanks.

Parking on the pavement is illegal unless specifically signposted. It is black and white, no shades of grey.

If there is no actual pavement and the road finishes at the wall, you can park as close as you want.

Mankysteve

McKneff wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Thats just what I was thinking, if there is no pavement there, it's a road isn't it, right up to the wall

Unless its a dropped pavement on a slim road to allow car to pass each other but there usually double yellows.

moeen4056

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To clarify, by no pavement marking I mean no white boundary lines showing how much car can park on pavement.

Car was parked to right of sign post permitting parking on pavement
but still issued ticket for parking on pavement.