Sustrans calls for UK-wide pavement parking ban

Pavement parking should be made illegal across the UK, unless it is permitted by exception, says sustainable transport charity Sustrans in a new policy position.

The charity says pavement parking is inconsiderate to all pedestrians and is particularly hazardous to children, disabled people and older people.

The current position is that parking a vehicle partially or wholly on the pavement is only illegal by default in London, although a similar ban features in a Bill introduced to the Scottish...

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