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Cars and pavements

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PECS Sat 10-Nov-18 22:16:08

As it is "obstruction" to narrow the pavement so prams/ buggies or wheelchairs are forced into the road it would be useful to take photos of offending vehicles and report them to the police. If reporting happens enough then maybe action would be taken?

Chewbacca Sat 10-Nov-18 20:19:06

Parking on the pavement on our road never happened until a year is so ago, but now they all do it. It's totally self defeating because the more room that passing motorists think they have, the faster they drive and, instead of only 1 car passing through at a time, traffic now squeezes past both ways and damage being done to parked vehicles has massively increased. Whenever I've struggled to push my GS's buggy past them, I push their wing mirrors in.

Mabel2 Sat 10-Nov-18 20:04:49

Oh good for you Kitty, I took the number of a car where the man had parked just to use the ginnel opposite as a urinal, and informed the police.

ninathenana Sat 10-Nov-18 17:36:53

God for you kitty smile
We have an area along the road from us where people park on the side with houses. The other side has concrete bollards to stop the pavement parking. People manage to park all four wheels on the pavement between the bollards with some actually parking at right angles across the pavement angry It's a very wide pavement and it's a bone of contention locally as to why they don't create a layby.
There is no off street parking along this stretch but even so it's wrong
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kittylester Sat 10-Nov-18 17:07:14

It's thoughtless and selfish. I take photos while the drivers are watching. I suspect I'll get thumped soon

Delibes Sat 10-Nov-18 16:43:26

www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q387.htm

Mabel2 Sat 10-Nov-18 16:37:30

I've been told that it's only illegal to park on the pavement in London. If that's incorrect then the police are doing nothing about it, but then so much is allowed to go on that people would consider minor infractions. I can't help but think that ignoring them causes people to think they can get away with bigger and bigger crimes

boheminan Sat 10-Nov-18 15:31:30

We have the same problem here - at least 3 huge petrol guzzlers partially parked up on the pavement of our tiny street. My friend, who lives up the other end, is visually impaired and uses a white stick, she frequently bumps into the things.

Is it legal to park on pavements? I thought not....hmm

maryeliza54 Sat 10-Nov-18 15:15:03

Yes it’s very common - sadly when squeezing by, my bags/walking stick sometimes accidentally scratch the car. Oh dear?

Mabel2 Sat 10-Nov-18 14:56:49

Is anyone else fed up of cars parking on the pavement? It seems to be rife around where I live, with cars fully parked on the pavement, not just two wheels. People pushing prams, pushchair or wheelchairs end up in the road just to get past. In fact I had to brush right up against a hedge to get by and tore my coat in the process.
Most of the worst offenders seem to have access to off road parking as well!