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Pavement Parking 2025-01-29
29 January 2025
Lead MP
Marsha De Cordova
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Marsha De Cordova raised concerns about pavement parking 2025-01-29 in the House of Commons. Other MPs contributed to the debate.
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Moves for a Bill to amend the law relating to parking on verges and footways in England outside Greater London and Wales. The Bill would give local authorities power to enforce against anti-social and hazardous pavement parking, including obstructive parking of rental micromobility devices like e-scooters and e-bikes. Cites statistics from Guide Dogs research: four out of five blind or partially sighted people face difficulties walking on pavements due to parked cars weekly; nearly 95% have been forced onto roads because of vehicles blocking paths; one in five with sight loss has been injured by such obstructions.
Battersea
Describes the Bill's aim to empower local authorities to introduce penalties for operators and riders of e-bikes and e-scooters left on pavements. Emphasises current law prohibiting driving but not parking on pavements in most areas; civil enforcement officers can only enforce limited cases, such as for parking over dropped kerbs or adjacent to double yellow lines.
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