Overview

• East Dunbartonshire Council will start issuing £100 penalty charge notices reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days from 1 September 2025, backed by a local campaign to raise awareness.
• The Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 empowers councils to outlaw pavement parking, double parking and parking across dropped kerbs to improve walkway safety.
• Councillor Paul Ferretti warned that pavement parking forces wheelchair users, guide dog handlers and parents with prams into traffic, creating serious risks.
• Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood has confirmed she will set out plans for a similar ban across England soon, following a 2020 Department for Transport consultation.
• Local authorities caution that enforcing a comprehensive UK-wide ban could stretch resources and may require recruiting additional parking attendants.