Pavement parking change?

sevenhills

TooManyPoints wrote: »

Yes, provided the police were involved, a notice under S172 of the Road Traffic Act would be served on the Registered Keeper of the vehicle, requiring him to provide the driver's details. Failure to comply (subject to any satisfactory defence) would see a conviction, six points, a hefty fine and considerably increased insurance premiums.

Yes, in the TV program the officer took a photo and then filled in all the paperwork at the station. It did that to six cars all in a row. The would pay his wages for the day.

sevenhills

Car_54 wrote: »

But it’s not a parking matter, it’s driving on the footpath.

PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers) are now able to use police powers to enforce the offence of obstruction.

Shaun_of_the_Dead

sevenhills wrote: »

Yes, in the TV program the officer took a photo and then filled in all the paperwork at the station. It did that to six cars all in a row. The would pay his wages for the day.

It might do if they got the money but they don't.

TooManyPoints

Yes "could" is better than "would" (serve a S172 notice). I agree that it becomes a driving rather than a parking matter. The difficulty would be getting anybody other than the LA interested. I quite agree with Shaun - it would very unusual for police to become involved. I was simply describing the mechanics that might be used.

sevenhills

In my local area a van was towed today, parked totally blocking the pavement. Very unusual.

Car_54

sevenhills wrote: »

PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers) are now able to use police powers to enforce the offence of obstruction.

Quite so. What has that got to do with the offence of driving on the footpath?

unholyangel

Can't see what good its going to do. Already illegal to park on double yellow lines, cycle lanes, taxi ranks, zigzag lines at crossings etc yet people still do it in their droves because there simply isn't enough resources to fully enforce it.

More revenue maker than solution.

If you want people to do something, you need to make it more convenient for them (and preferably more convenient than the status quo).

Norman_Castle

Parking as the blue Corrolla has has increased in recent years and is a very justified reason for complaint. Selfish stupidity.

silverwhistle

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Parking as the blue Corrolla has has increased in recent years and is a very justified reason for complaint. Selfish stupidity.

My walking boots have very good grip..


I've suggested to a blind friend of mine that we should market diamond tipped blind sticks..

roddydogs

There are places where you have to drive over the pavement to reach the parking bays. ( north cheam if anyone knows that) what happens then?