Overview

• An announcement is expected soon on whether England will adopt a London-style prohibition or give councils strengthened powers to curb pavement parking.
• Officials say new research has been commissioned to assess impacts, with the government pledging to update the country as soon as possible.
• Guide Dogs’ YouGov survey of 615 councillors found 74% in areas without a clear law support new powers, 84% see safety risks, and 51% call current tools impractical.
• RAC polling shows 83% of drivers want action, with 42% favouring a blanket ban and 41% preferring easier council-by-council restrictions.
• Only London and Scotland currently prohibit pavement parking, and most English councils must rely on street-by-street Traffic Regulation Orders that are slow and costly to implement.