Councils to get powers to tackle pavement parking

COUNCILS in England will get new powers to stop parked vehicles obstructing pavement users, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.

- NEIL LANCEFIELD

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(Liam Thorp)

This is aimed at making it easier for local authorities to impose pavement parking rules across wider areas.

Current regulations mean restrictions are often limited to individual roads and require costly, lengthy processes.

London and Scotland are the only parts of the UK where pavement parking is banned.

Local transport minister Lilian Greenwood said: "Clear pavements are essential for people to move around safely and independently, whether that's a parent with a pushchair, someone using a wheelchair, or a blind or partially sighted person.