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Bazile | 11:31 Tue 19th Apr 2016 | Motoring
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Why do people park on pavements - either part on or full on ?

Do You park on the pavement - If Yes - why ?
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I do, when necessary. It's not illegal unless you are driving a HGV and it can help with the flow of traffic where the road is narrow and the pavement wide.

I have never parked in such a way that pushchairs, prams or wheelchairs can't pass on the pavement
what hc said. sometimes its the best option.
/// It's not illegal unless you are driving a HGV///
Ant vehicle parked partly or wholly on a pavement is causing an obstruction in that pedestrians cannot use that part of the pavement.(that is unless the law has altered since I used to report these offences for summons)
In lots of places now,especially in London, parking spaces are actually marked half on the pavement and half on the road.
Sec 121 of The Highways Act wasn't it in our days danny. ?
No but I've not had need to. Some pavements are wide enough to allow it without obstructing anyone.
Can't remember the Act Retro but I do remember that it was definitely an offence.
ummm, the width of the pavement is irrelevant, the obstruction is that pedestrians cannot use that part of the pavement.
danny, parking on the pavement and obstructing pedestrians is not an offence in itself:

1.3 We must remain cognisant of the fact that in some built up urban areas if
vehicles were not parked on the pavement some emergency vehicles would not get
through. Essentially a situational and contextual approach is necessary.
Keyword: CONTEXT/ROAD LAYOUT
1.4 If a wheelchair user or a mother with a double buggy cannot get through on
the pavement and have to use the road to pass by, then consider offences of
obstruction. But we need to adopt a far more pragmatic and diplomatic approach to
these concerns. Keyword: DISCRETION

http://www.cabinet.leicester.gov.uk/documents/s63157/Evidence%20-%20Police.pdf
Why do pedestrians need to use every inch of the pavement? As long as there is room for people walking abreast to pass.
HC, I agree that it is not an offence per se, that is why offenders were charged with obstruction.
As hc said, the primary concern must be clear access for emergency vehicles. Pedestrian right to access to every part of the pavement is nonsense.
There has long been a push for a full ban on pavement parking but it is down to each individual Council to enforce using parts of the act to enable them to restrict it - the debate goes on.


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I can only go by what was force policy in my days as a police officer.
As long as a pedestrian can pass on the pavement whether they are walking solo, pushing a pram, using a wheelchair or any other scenario there is no obstruction.

Obstructing the flow of traffic is the more serious offence.
Duff link , try again.

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As long as I can easily get past the vehicle I don't complain much but over years it does cause damage to kerbs etc which brings problems of its own for those on foot.
HC, so all the motorists I reported were illegally convicted?
I don't know, danny. Were they?

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