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Is pavement parking legal?
In your answer 'Is it legal to park on the pavement' you state "if he is wholly on the pavement it is less clear if he would be given a ticket or not."
Can you elaborate on this, please? My understanding is it is an offence to park in any space beyond yellow lines and an adjacent property boundary. The new Highway Code has revised parking on pavement rules also,
Can you elaborate on this, please? My understanding is it is an offence to park in any space beyond yellow lines and an adjacent property boundary. The new Highway Code has revised parking on pavement rules also,
Asked on 7 August 2023 by Diane Byett-Stephens
Answered by
David Ross
Unfortunately the legalities of parking on the pavement are not as clear as they could or should be, outside London at least. It is correct that yellow lines do apply to the verge and the pavement, but it is the decision of local authorities over how and where they enforce this as it very much depends on the local environment in terms of pavement width, availability of parking, housing density and so on.
Rule 244 of the Highway Code draws an important distinction between London and the rest of the UK, as it states: "You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London, and should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it." The key factor here is the use of 'should not' as opposed to 'must not', which creates the grey area for interpretation on a local level. The safest approach is to never park on the pavement.
Rule 244 of the Highway Code draws an important distinction between London and the rest of the UK, as it states: "You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London, and should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it." The key factor here is the use of 'should not' as opposed to 'must not', which creates the grey area for interpretation on a local level. The safest approach is to never park on the pavement.
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