Action needed to tackle pavement parking but drivers are split on how deal with the issue

FOUR-IN-FIVE drivers want the Government to take action on pavement parking in England but are split on how it should be done, a survey suggests.

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

In 2020, the Conservative government consulted on proposals to give councils in the rest of England the power to prohibit pavement parking, but no policy change happened.

The Labour Government said in July it would announce “the next steps” in relation to the issue “as soon as possible”.

A survey of 1,709 UK drivers commissioned by the RAC suggested 83% want new rules on pavement parking.

Some 42% of respondents are supportive of an outright ban in England, while 41% want councils to be given tougher powers to easily prohibit the practice on specific roads.

Only 13% of those surveyed said they do not think pavement parking should be banned.