£70 fine for parking on the pavement – MPs call for controversial ban
An influential group of MPs has announced that they are
looking to ban parking on pavements in the UK to help the most vulnerable
pedestrians.
The ban could make life easier for parents with pushchairs,
schoolchildren and disabled people according to the House of Commons’ transport
committee.
The Government has previously promising to review the law around
parking on pavements, but they are yet to act upon it and have faced criticism.
As promising as the proposal is, the RAC has warned that the
new law could help the most vulnerable however a blanket ban may do more harm
than good.
This year saw the release of a statement from the head of
roads policy at RAC, Nicholas Lyes who said that the law should “look carefully
at how we can strike the right balance.”
He continued to add: “On Britain’s many narrow residential
streets, drivers believe they are doing the right thing by putting a wheel or
two on the kerb so as not to impede road access.”
Not only does pavement parking impede on pedestrian walkways
but leaves local authorities with hefty repair bills from the damage to
pavements. They are already under pressure relating to funding due to cuts, and
some feel that this is an unnecessary use of their taxes.
If we look back to 2017 when we witnessed Martin Tett or the
Local Government Association, who said that this money could be used to plug
the UK’s “£12 billion roads repair bill” – of course this figure has most
likely risen since then.
There has been apparent concern by the lack of progress made
despite the issue of having a huge impact on the most vulnerable members of the
public.
The chair of parliament’s transport committee, Lilian
Greenwood MP said “Motorists may feel they have no choice but to park on the
pavement and many try to do so in a considerate way, but evidence to our inquiry
revealed the impact on those with visual and mobility impairments and people
with children.”
Currently, the only place in the UK that it is illegal to park
on the pavement is in London. Motorists can be slapped with a £70 fine for
encroaching on the capital’s pavements.
This year, the Scottish Parliament agreed in principle to introduce
a new law to combat the issue however a date to implement these rules has yet
to be announced.
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