Transport Select Committee inquiry into Pavement Parking – AA comments

Responding to today’s announcement by the Transport Select Committee to hold an inquiry into pavement parking, Edmund King, AA president says; “It is right that anti-social pavement parking, which prevents and restricts wheelchair users, blind & partially sighted people and pushchairs travelling around our communities must be tackled. However, a blanket ban would be a step too far.

“A street-by-street assessment is needed to decide where it may be suitable to allow pavement parking. Where pavement parking is allowed, seven out of 10 (70%**) drivers say the bays should be marked out to show how much of the pavement can be used.

“Pavement parking poses problems on both inner city streets and rural lanes, so the outcome needs to be tailored to the circumstances.”

** AA Populus, September 2018, 20,569 responses