Overview

• A Tiger.co.uk poll of 1,000 people reports 68% want pavement parking banned across the whole UK.
• Parking on pavements is illegal in London under the Greater London (General Powers) Act 1974, with penalties up to £130 and possible vehicle removal.
• Scotland generally prohibits pavement parking, while most of England relies on local Traffic Regulation Orders with signage, where breaches can lead to penalty charge notices.
• Police can issue a £100 fixed penalty and three points under the Road Traffic Act 1988 if a vehicle is judged to cause unnecessary obstruction, such as forcing pedestrians into the road.
• MPs have recently debated tighter restrictions after a 2020 government consultation, but no clear national policy has followed and one in five survey respondents did not know pavement parking is already illegal in London and Scotland.