Parking on the pavement

[Gazza61]

Can someone tell me which part of the HIghways Act makes it illegal for vehicles to be parked completely on the pavement ? I've been told that the local council should be responsible for enforcing this and that if you don't get any joy with the Highways department or whoever it is,your local councillor may be able to help. Does this sound right ?

[ChuckFickens]

No part of the highways act blanket bans parking on pavements. (other than for HGV's)

It is covered by local by laws in a lot of places though.

[R1Geezer]

the restrictive parking system applies to both sides of the kerb. So if there are yellow lines in the road then they apply equally to the pavement. There are also separate obstruction considerations and local byelaws.

[Buenchico]

In areas where the local council has taken over control of parking matters (i.e. where you'll see council staff 'giving out tickets' rather than traffic wardens) it is a 'contravention' (not an 'offence') for a vehicle to be "parked with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or any part of a road other than a carriageway", leading to a 'Code 62' (higher level) penalty charge notice (PCN).

The powers of local councils to issue PCNs, and to enforce payment of the penalties, are derived from the Traffic Management Act 2004, which creates civil penalties for most parking contraventions, replacing the criminal offences which were defined under earlier Highways Acts.

Chris