Permitted to park on pavement

wealdroam

moeen4056 wrote: »

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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.

That sign means that parking is allowed with two wheels on the pavement,
but you can only park in the marked areas.

I.e. you cannot park where there are no markings.

DaveF327

Which road / town was this?

wealdroam

DaveF327 wrote: »

Which road / town was this?

OP said it was Hounslow. Didn't say road though.

prowla

The highway code says:

244

You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London, and should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it. Parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs.

wealdroam

prowla wrote: »

The highway code says:

244

You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London, and should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it. Parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs.

Thanks Prowla.

Did you notice that in post#11 there is a link to a picture of the sign permitting parking on the pavement?

roddydogs

Hammyman wrote: »

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.

Only in London (Inc Greater London)

hippey

And you shouldn't park on pavements that are not marked as there is a high likelyhood that you will damage the services below as a number of people on our estate have found. The amount of customer side water leaks from meters is incredible, one common issue seen? The households car parks on the path outside the house running over the meter chamber.

moeen4056

Clifford Road, TW4 7LR, Hounslow.

Sign posts clearly allow parking on pavement in one direction (left or right of sign), there are no white lines showing how much the car can be up on the pavement.

Hounslow have started to ticket cars if the gap left between car
and wall / drive is, judged by warden to be, too small.

wealdroam

moeen4056 wrote: »

Clifford Road, TW4 7LR, Hounslow.

Sign posts clearly allow parking on pavement in one direction (left or right of sign), there are no white lines showing how much the car can be up on the pavement.

Google street view clearly show the signs and the fact that there are no markings (at the time the streetview car went by).

As has been mentioned earlier, the sign only permits parking within the marked spaces. Therefore if there are no marked spaces then there should be no pavement parking.

Interestingly, just round the corner in Wilton Road there are markings. Shown here.

Maybe you should lobby Hounslow council to get the markings done.

moeen4056 wrote: »

Hounslow have started to ticket cars if the gap left between car
and wall / drive is, judged by warden to be, too small.

Perhaps ask a warden how big they feel the gap should be.

only_mee

moeen4056 wrote: »

Paste the following link in the browser to view the image:

i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac292/awais1407/Screenshot2011-02-12at195159.png

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.