A pavement parking odyssey

[swee'pea99]

If I parked outside my house with all four wheels on the road and the neighbour opposite did the same we'd be committing an offence, we'd be blocking emergency vehicle access.

I suggest you don't.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I suggest you don't.

And if it becomes illegal to park on the pavement it doesn't matter what we do we commit an offence.

 

[swee'pea99]

And if it becomes illegal to park on the pavement it doesn't matter what we do we commit an offence.

Not so long as you neither park on the pavement nor block emergency vehicles.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

If I parked outside my house with all four wheels on the road and the neighbour opposite did the same we'd be committing an offence, we'd be blocking emergency vehicle access.

What do you think the solution might be, while not parking on the footway?

 

[Drago]

What do you think the solution might be, while not parking on the footway?

Perhaps parking elsewhere?

It's a car owners responsibility to park in a safe and legal manner, even if that entails a walk. It is not societies responsibility to endure the consequences of car owner's storage problems.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

What do you think the solution might be, while not parking on the footway?

I haven't a clue

 

[Electric_Andy]

I can't see how this will be enforced in residential areas. If it is, I can see a lot more people actually using their driveway to park on. For those that don't have a driveway, where I live there are no alternatives within 1/2 mile. I wonder if people will walk that distance or just risk it not being policed.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Perhaps parking elsewhere?

It's a car owners responsibility to park in a safe and legal manner, even if that entails a walk. It is not societies responsibility to endure the consequences of car owner's storage problems.

At the moment I'm parking in a safe and legal manner by parking with two wheels just on the pavement but without blocking it, parking elsewhere isn't an option with my Good ladies mobility problems.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I haven't a clue

I'm sure you have more than a clue.
Assuming the proposal becomes legislation (as it has in Scotland) where would you park your car at home if your neighbour opposite had already legally parked on his side of the roadway?

 

[icowden]

At the moment I'm parking in a safe and legal manner by parking with two wheels just on the pavement but without blocking it, parking elsewhere isn't an option with my Good ladies mobility problems.

The obvious answer seems to be to apply for a marked disabled parking bay outside of your house.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The obvious answer seems to be to apply for a marked disabled parking bay outside of your house.

We've been approved for one and are waiting for it.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm sure you have more than a clue.
Assuming the proposal becomes legislation (as it has in Scotland) where would you park your car at home if your neighbour opposite had already legally parked on his side of the roadway?

I would have no choice but to park illegally.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I would have no choice but to park illegally.

What you mean is you would choose to park illegally. This is why we need councils to be more responsive and impound cars of those who value their own convenince above all else.

 

[Rusty Nails]

I would have no choice but to park illegally.

One way round it, if you had to park a walk away, would be to stop temporarily to safely get your wife in and out of the car and the house.

Not as convenient as long-term illegal parking, especially if you live in a large block of flats, but the inconvenience would be to you rather than your wife.

Hopefully, once you get a disabled parking bay the problem will disappear.

 

[Drago]

I would have no choice but to park illegally.

With respect Dave, that's rot. You have the choice to park farther away and walk, or the choice not to even buy a car.