Parking on the pavement

Why dont the local council do something about idiots parking on pavements !? Pavements are for pedestrians, would they like it if we walked accross the road ,and they had to drive round us ?
our next door neighbour never puts his car on the drive, only her car is on it >They have two parking spaces on the drive, its just selfish! They also put their bin on the pavement too. You have to squeeze past them, most annoying !
What the council could do , is paint "no parking ,strictly for pedestrians only" on pavements !If they still park on them, give them an heavy fine !

I think it is unacceptable to cause an obstruction on the pavement, but, as a motorcyclist, I feel that it should be acceptable to park a motorcycle on a pavement in an unobtrusive way, but I would only do this because there are always vans and lorries loading in the motorcycle bays or if the bay was full of other motorcycles. I mean, if there is plenty of room for pedestrians, why not alleviate cramped parking bays??
Also in response to "think" I feel it is ok for police to park on a pavement in an emergency, and only in an emergency. For example not to do their shopping or grab a bite to eat

what annoys me most of all is when I see the police parking on the pavement, they of all people should set an example! But they do not seam to care. Most of the time they just drive past cares that are illegally parked. We do need to stop people doing this as it can be dangerous for the pedestrians.

So please stop doing this, it is lazy, it is selfish, and it can also be a danger.

Ironically some of these loutish Pavement Parkers are parents themselves as I witnessed today with a mother and child in pushchair, parking her vehicle all over the pavement. Some councils do a lot but many, it appears, seem to do nothing unless 'there is a campaign', Thanks for posting it on here.

I Totally agree with this there is a little church where I live and if you try to go past on a sunday then you will have to go in the road because the cars of the people going to church are parked on the pavement on BOTH sides of the road! My mother is disabled and has to use an electric pavement scooter to get around as she can hardly walk. But she can go even go to the chip shop on a sunday because of the selfish christian morons.

You are NOT obliged to dodge these vehicles, NOR do you have to (or should) avoid marking them as you go past. You can freely walk along the pavement whilst holding your keys -- of course, it would be a shame if something was in the way of them, wouldn't it??

As for the dumb comments people are making about it not being illegal to park on pavements, it IS -- UNLESS the council says it's not. The default is NOT the other way, the council can 'allow' it under rare circumstances. Read the sodding law.

If I have to push past your vehicle, it's your own dumb fault if it gets marked in the process as I'm not going to actively avoid damaging it. You better hope you don't put it in my way.

There are signs in Wakefield, Yorkshire telling people to park on the pavement. I assume you will be contacting wakefield council about this matter.

The Government decriminalised parking issues, meaning that the police will not raise or take up your issue at all. Ha Ha Ha. Three men in a car, parking on that sidewalk yonder yah!!

I'm in total agreement. Cars belong on the roads, pavements are for pedestrians.

I've just had a neighbour come over to argue with me, because I had earlier spoen to her mother about parking on the pavement. At the time, she was parked so far over the pavement that a woman and pushchair coming up the hill had to walk on the road. Apparently this was ok though, because parking on the pavement down the hill doesn't cause me any problem... She seemed to miss the point that whether it causes me an issue or not, it was still unsightly and dangerous, not to mention the questionable legality of parking/driving on the pavement.

Gymings, I suspect that the Police cannot enforce 100% of the law 100% of the time, otherwise they would be constantly stopping everyone. Unfortunately!

I agree 100% with you,motorist who park on pavements should be fined as it is against the law. but police cars just pass and ignore these cars, Why?

just thought I would tell you that it is not, in fact, illegal to park on a pavement, unless you cause an obstruction. By obstruction it means that a wheelchair, buggy etc. could not pass by. then the police/wardens are obliged to "book"it or get it moved pronto. can I also say that I was just as shocked as you to be told this by the police at a local PACT meeting, at which lots of residents had complained about this issue. look it up on Google, "parking on pavements" and you will find the info. some local authorities do have bye-laws that prohibit pavement parking but most don't.

I like the Japanese method, if you do not have anywhere to park your car - you don't have a car.