Just interested in people's thoughts: Near me, is a primary school. I think that is why there are double-yellow lines. Abit further along, where the double-yellows are still in force, there is a car garage. This is all on my hobbl,e or electric chair, trip to the shops. It interests me that if people want to park where the double-yellows are, they think that the offence is mitigated by parking on the pavement. The drivers are not so stupid to not know what double-yellows mean, but they believe that the offence is mitigated by parking on the pavement. As just now, with two cars parked with all for wheels on the pavement , thereby completely blocking it. So I had to take to the road to get past. Just interested to know if anyone gets the mindset here. You want to park HERE! This will save your tired old legs from walking a few yards. You don't want to be naughty and park on double-yellow lines and so you park on the pavement. Therefore, you have made things OK.......
Parking on the pavement isn’t illegal - but driving on the pavement is go figure I live on a one way street - the other day a car was parked facing the wrong way - not an offence even though getting there to park was bring back the stocks I say! They need a good public flogging
If a vehicle parked partially or wholly on the pavement causes a pedestrian to put themselves at risk by having to use the road, that vehicle will be moved on by the police if a complaint is made. Evidence (photograph/video) might be required to show that the complaint is not malicious. If the obstruction is persistent, as in your case, involve your local council representative. A complaint to the local planning department might get the premises inspected to see if they are contravening their council permission to operate a business from those premises. As a carer for my now deceased disabled sister, getting a wheel chair along a pavement in a residential area was a challenge, not least with the cyclists who chose not to use the marked cycle lane and ride on the pavement. Andy
The road illustrated is part of a national cycle route (dunno which one and can't be arsed to look it up!). On any Sunday, it is lycra city! I won't get started on that!
