pavement

[robbie bear]

I thought pavements were for pedestrians to walk on but in my street you have to go in the middle of the street because of people parking their cars on the path .When the mrs takes the baby in the pram its a nightmare.Should the local council put a stop to this selfish behavior or the police or should i take the law in to my own hands?

[Buenchico]

Who you should contact depends upon where you live.

In major conurbations, the routine regulation of parking is undertaken by wardens working for the local council. Outside of these areas, it's still the police and traffic wardens that do this job. (The police can still 'issue tickets' within major conurbations but they no longer regard this as part of their day-to-day duties).

I live in a small town where the two designated local police officers spend a great deal of their time knocking on people's doors to advise them that their vehicle is illegally parked. (They also mention the issue frequently in the local newsletter). Residents who repeatedly contravene the rules 'receive a ticket' from these officers. If you live in a similar area, your 'Community Constable' is the person to speak to.

However, I'm not far away from a large town (Ipswich), where parking matters are dealt with by council wardens. Anyone living there, with problems similar to your own, would need to contact the council. ('Community constables' might help in some circumstances but, generally, all they would do would be to refer the matter to the council's parking service).

If you see uniformed parking wardens, employed by the local council, patrolling 'yellow-lined' areas near to you, contact the council. Otherwise, contact your local police officer.

This might be of interest:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question340 152.html

Chris

[ThisSpace]

Check the signs in the area you're talking about. There are these skinny blue signs that exist that picture a car sitting parked half on the road and half on the pavement. This is an instruction and in this case it would be illegal if the cars were parked entirely on the road.

Why don't you knock on a door in the road concerned and talk to one of the local residents. Don't take the law into your own hands.

[robbie bear]

Thanks for your answers i was a little peed off at the time, would never take the law into my own hands thanks for your advice gonna knock some doors see if that works .Most of these car owner have got garages on the back of their houses.

[joko]

make up some notices on your computer and put them on the windscreens, telling them of the problem and ask politely for them to stop - be polite but also mention that you will involve the council etc if this continues