Parking on pavements legislation, Blantyre

Parking on pavements legislation, Blantyre | South Lanarkshire Council

Idea	Enforce the Transport Act re cars on pavements. It’s impossible to walk through Parkville Drive and Croftpark Crescent, Blantyre, especially after 6pm due to cars on pavements. These are obstructing the view of children who play in the park areas, and large sections of the pavement are completely covered.
Response	It is acknowledged that footway parking can be problematic and can cause issues for pedestrians. In order to address this and various other transportation issues, the Scottish Parliament has passed the Transport (Scotland) Act, which makes it illegal to park adjacent to pedestrian dropped kerbs and on any footway, except on streets where the council makes an Exemption Order to allow such parking. The council has received funding to assess our footways to determine which, if any, may be appropriate to be exempt from the pavement parking prohibition. This assessment is now complete and we are currently considering next steps. Furthermore, we are developing a strategy to determine appropriate priorities and resources for enforcement of the new restrictions. This includes back-office capabilities and ability to issue Penalty Charge Notices. Once this is implemented our Parking Attendants will be able to enforce pavement parking restrictions, commensurate with their other duties and priorities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the interim, should concerns relating to inappropriate parking in this area continue, then you may wish to contact Police Scotland, who have the necessary powers to deal with obstructive parking on the roadway or the footway, irrespective of any other laws (or exemptions to those laws) that may apply. Police Scotland can be contacted by telephoning their 101 helpline number for non-emergency enquiries. Alternatively, should you wish to report your concerns to the police in writing then you can do this online at https://www.scotland.police.uk/secureforms/contact/

Idea

Enforce the Transport Act re cars on pavements. It’s impossible to walk through Parkville Drive and Croftpark Crescent, Blantyre, especially after 6pm due to cars on pavements. These are obstructing the view of children who play in the park areas, and large sections of the pavement are completely covered.

Response

It is acknowledged that footway parking can be problematic and can cause issues for pedestrians. In order to address this and various other transportation issues, the Scottish Parliament has passed the Transport (Scotland) Act, which makes it illegal to park adjacent to pedestrian dropped kerbs and on any footway, except on streets where the council makes an Exemption Order to allow such parking.

The council has received funding to assess our footways to determine which, if any, may be appropriate to be exempt from the pavement parking prohibition. This assessment is now complete and we are currently considering next steps.

Furthermore, we are developing a strategy to determine appropriate priorities and resources for enforcement of the new restrictions. This includes back-office capabilities and ability to issue Penalty Charge Notices. Once this is implemented our Parking Attendants will be able to enforce pavement parking restrictions, commensurate with their other duties and priorities.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the interim, should concerns relating to inappropriate parking in this area continue, then you may wish to contact Police Scotland, who have the necessary powers to deal with obstructive parking on the roadway or the footway, irrespective of any other laws (or exemptions to those laws) that may apply. Police Scotland can be contacted by telephoning their 101 helpline number for non-emergency enquiries.

Alternatively, should you wish to report your concerns to the police in writing then you can do this online at https://www.scotland.police.uk/secureforms/contact/