Pavement parking leading to £70 fine

Johno100

neilmcl wrote: »

The majority of older, residential streets in the UK are simply not wide enough to accommodate full on-street (completely off pavement) parking. Personally I think a bit of common-sense is all that's needed and existing legislation is fine to tackle the problem.

Agreed, as has been seen in Greater London when cash strapped councils see an extra revenue stream then common sense and reasonableness goes out of the window.

Marktheshark

Someone has to pay for those gold plated retire at 55 pensions.
Where do you expect them to get the other 85% of the contributions from ?

AdrianC

Johno100 wrote: »

Agreed, as has been seen in Greater London when cash strapped councils see an extra revenue stream then common sense and reasonableness goes out of the window.

Very, very few people in Greater London NEED to own a car.

Johno100

AdrianC wrote: »

Very, very few people in Greater London NEED to own a car.

Wrong thread old bean, this is about pavement parking and extending the powers that London councils have to the rest of the country (well England at any rate).

AdrianC

Yes, thanks. I was commenting on how it's a "revenue stream" in Greater London. The common sense and reasonableness that's gone out of the window is often those who insist on owning cars just because, despite not having anywhere to park them.

In other cities, the issues are rarely so great. Sure, you might have to park a road or two away from your house, but there will be far greater scope for local-ish parking than in Greater London.

DoaM

DD1 started to learn to drive, but when she went to university in Glasgow she stopped - there was no point as the public transport was fine. She now lives in Germany and still has the same opinion.

marlot

neilmcl wrote: »

The majority of older, residential streets in the UK are simply not wide enough to accommodate full on-street (completely off pavement) parking. Personally I think a bit of common-sense is all that's needed and existing legislation is fine to tackle the problem.

We seem to have a problem with common sense where I live.

There is plenty of room for cars to get by if cars park fully on the road, but some people insist on parking on the pavement. The pavement is becoming badly damaged.

A few people are parking so far onto the pavement that prams and disabled scooters can't get through - Just this week I saw a couple of them having to negotiate off the kerb, around the car on the road-side, and then back up the kerb again. A bit of targetted enforcement would be a good thing.

Robisere

As a disabled person, I am with Marlot on this. How dangerous does anyone here think it is, for a person using a wheelchair or mobility scooter, to be forced onto the road and into traffic?

I see so many cars parked in narrow roads, on or off pavements, whose drivers are visiting houses with drives. When I visit a friend with a drive, I always ask if I can park on their drive.

My local town is Louth, a lovely old Georgian market town. Unfortunately the centre was made for horse-drawn traffic and the narrow streets are a nightmare for buses and other large vehicles. It takes just one thoughtless, inconsiderate driver to double-park on yellow lines, for the town's traffic to grind to a halt. I am sorry to say that these occasions are sometimes caused by Blue Badge holders like myself. Twice a week, a large local Fire Appliance tours every town street, in order to prove access for emergency vehicles. Anyone causing an obstruction results in a Parking Enforcement Officer being called, and action taken against the driver. The message is slowly getting through...

nickcc

My Daughter has the same problem with ignorant car owners obstructing the public footpath. Having to walk in the road with a pushchair when the bone idle owners obstruct said footpath because they're too idle to park in their own drives really does in my opinion deserve a fine.

Retrogamer

That'll be sad news for some of the residents in my area. A lot of the streets are so narrow that it's not possible to park on them without blocking them unless you use the pavement.

Police have to do it if they're ever there as do council workers.
But more importantly there are a lot of disabled pensioners here with mobility issues and without being able to park in the local streets they would have some problems getting transport around.