Pathways

[cassa333]

Hi, Not sure if this is the right place or it should be in legal but here goes.

I know that you can't park in front of dropped curbs if there is a car in the drive etc but how does this work with pathways?

For example if a foot path has a grass verge and leading from the road over the grass there is a path, are cars allowed to park accross it blocking someone crossing the road? Would there be a difference if the smaller path, leading from the road to the main path, had a dropped curb or not?

And just to add another one does it apply to the dropped curbs on corners and intersection?

I have just re-read this and I'm not sure it makes sence but I can't think how to explain it!!!

Thanks

[New Judge]

Highway Code para 243:

Do not stop or park....

- opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction (except at an authorised stopping place).

- where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles.

[cassa333]

Thank you.

What about the conecting paths from the road, possibly over a verge to the path that doesn't have a drop.

In other words if a path doesn't have a drop curb does it mean they can park there anytime?

I would like to see one of those mobility scooters ramming a parked car though lol

[Ethel]

If there is no dropped kerb it is illegal to drive over the verge, footpath or pathway, so you can't possibly be blocking any legitimate access to a drive by parking there.

If there are no parking restrictions in force it is fine to park adjacent to a kerb that has not been dropped.

It is illegal to park at a corner or junction, whether the kerb is dropped or not.
It is illegal to park on the verge, grassed or otherwise.

It is thoughtless and selfish to park across pedestrian access to a pathway.

[uptodate]

It is now illegal to park in front of a dropped curb whether there is a car on the drive or not, unless you have permission of the house owner.

Traffic Management Act 2004 has been updated. Chapter 18 part 6
86Prohibition of parking at dropped footways etc. E+W.(1)In a special enforcement area a vehicle must not be parked on the carriageway adjacent to a footway, cycle track or verge where—.
(a)the footway, cycle track or verge has been lowered to meet the level of the carriageway for the purpose of—.
(i)assisting pedestrians crossing the carriageway,.
(ii)assisting cyclists entering or leaving the carriageway, or.
(iii)assisting vehicles entering or leaving the carriageway across the footway, cycle track or verge; or.
(b)the carriageway has, for a purpose within paragraph (a)(i) to (iii), been raised to meet the level of the footway, cycle track or verge..
This is subject to the following exceptions.
(2)The first exception is where the vehicle is parked wholly within a designated parking place or any other part of the carriageway where parking is specifically authorised..
A “designated parking place” means a parking place designated by order under section 6, 9, 32(1)(b) or 45 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27).
(3)The second exception is where the vehicle is parked outside residential premises by or with the consent (but not consent given for reward) of the occupier of the premises..
This exception does not apply in the case of a shared driveway.
(4)The third exception is where the vehicle is being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes..
(5)The fourth exception is where—.
(a)the vehicle is being used for the purposes of delivering goods to, or collecting goods from, any premises, or is being loaded from or unloaded to any premises,.
(b)the delivery, collection, loading or unloading cannot reasonably be carri