No Mirrors, Damaged Car, Or A Parking Fine For Being On The Curb...:(

d.ross_2

paddedjohn wrote: »

agreed, but is the pavement constructed in such a way as to take the weight of motor vehicles and are the services below sufficiently protected?

Most footpaths are quite capable of taking the weight of cars (not HGV's) and protecting the services which are quite deep below.

Viper_7

Regardless of parking on the pavement and did one block pavement access. How did you become to be on the pavement? You drove on the pavement - oh dear, no escaping that one. As it's a pavement, it is also not designed to take the weight of vehicles, so you could also be liable for damages to the pavement infrastructure.

d.ross_2

Viper_7 wrote: »

Regardless of parking on the pavement and did one block pavement access. How did you become to be on the pavement? You drove on the pavement - oh dear, no escaping that one. As it's a pavement, it is also not designed to take the weight of vehicles, so you could also be liable for damages to the pavement infrastructure.

Actually you are wrong there. I know what you say sounds to make sense, but emergency vehicles are allowed to park on the footpath, but technically they aren't allowed to drive on it.....Yes I know it doesn't make sense, but it is the law.

anewman

d.ross wrote: »

If local residents started a campaign to get the council to provide enough parking, then that could be far more costly to them than just using common sense if someone parking with two wheels on the footpath isn't causing an obstruction.

Not really - an option for the Council is to ignore the campaign, and take £30/60 for everyone flouting the rules - even if no obstruction is caused. Nice little earner for them.

I think the OP's case is probably indicative of such a money-grabbing approach by their local Council.

roddydogs

d.ross wrote: »

It's an offence anywhere, but it all boils down to common sense by the council.

If local residents started a campaign to get the council to provide enough parking, then that could be far more costly to them than just using common sense if someone parking with two wheels on the footpath isn't causing an obstruction.

Is NOT an offence outside London (including Greater London), please get your facts right.

esmerobbo

It would be nice if the OP came back and confirmed if it was a FPN or a PCN. .

shaun_from_Africa

Why are people quoting London Footpath parking rules? The offence is obstructing the footpath, which can be anywhere.!

It's an offence anywhere, but it all boils down to common sense by the council.

Because as already stated by roddydogs, there is no offence committed under the Road traffic act when a car is parked on a footpath, so any ticket given is only for a civil parking offence. The RTA only states that it is illegal for an HGV to park on a footpath..
There is legislation specific to london (Greater London (General Powers) Act 1974) which does make parking on footpaths illegal there.

Subject to subsections (3), (4), (7) and (11) of this section and without prejudice to the provisions of any other enactment, any person who, on or after the appointed day in or on any urban road in Greater London parks a vehicle so that one or more of its wheels is resting on—

(a)any footway;

This is also stated in the Highway code.

You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London, and should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it.

d.ross_2

anewman wrote: »

Not really - an option for the Council is to ignore the campaign, and take £30/60 for everyone flouting the rules - even if no obstruction is caused. Nice little earner for them.

I think the OP's case is probably indicative of such a money-grabbing approach by their local Council.

I think you are absoluetly right. However in the town where my mate got a ticket there is a huge problem in many of the estates (especially the new ones). So the numbers of people involved could seriously effect votes at the next council ellection.

It is far more cost effective to use common sense than to make changes to all the footpaths.

d.ross_2

roddydogs wrote: »

Is NOT an offence outside London (including Greater London), please get your facts right.

Where do you get your information from??? Have a look in the highway code.

My mate wasn't in LOndon when he got a ticket.

roddydogs

d.ross wrote: »

Where do you get your information from??? Have a look in the highway code.

My mate wasn't in LOndon when he got a ticket.

Highway Code is advisory, not law, As i stated you can get a ticket for "Obstructing the Footpath" anywhere, whereas in London you can get a ticket for "Footpath Parking" even if, say your 3 inches on the FP, and its say 15 feet wide at that point (Lambeth love these, it how they get revenue)