Understand this is to become law at the end of the month (Middleman correct me if wrong) with a fine 60 quid.

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Drive round any town with streets of terrace houses in the North of England and you will see that if cars park on both sides, the road becomes effectively one lane, even though it is open to two way traffic. Large areas of many such towns may consist of these streets, other places to park could be half a mile away, inconveniently distant for elderly or mothers with small children.

Where are all the residents of these areas supposed to park?

Easy for the affluent middle classes to impose painful rules on the peasantry from their leafy suburbs, suggesting they should walk or get a pedal cycle.

A Marie Antoinette "Let them eat cake" attitude, if imposed without proper consultation and realistic solutions.

Pavement parking in some cases can leave room for bin collection vehicles, fire appliances and removal vans to pass, which otherwise would be impossible (and has led to problems)

Bluntly - the street layout in some places is inadequate to satisfy all needs simultaneously - emergency vehicles, parking, pedestrian movement including disabled and pushchairs.

There is no magic formula which will allow the space to meet the needs of all users. A number of options exist:

• knock down the houses and rebuild with adequate space
• decide who takes priority and legislate accordingly. That it should be a democratic decision is important - I personally don't care who wins or loses
• ensure that the decision is enforceable - too often ideas fail at this point (eg: e-bikes)

Continually repeating similar arguments about how difficult it is for any one set of users takes the debate no further forward. Simply make a decision - whatever is chosen some will be massively dissatisfied, the rest will be relieved.

Many side streets have painted boxes where parking is permitted, but the box allows the pavement to be clear enough for parts, strollers, wheelchairs, but the car is half off the road way.

It seems to work.

Nothing wrong with that. It is when it is demarcated and controlled that it's ok. It is when the pavement is completely blocked or blocked so much that other users such as pedestrians with or without prams are forced into the road.

I live in an area where there are some parking areas are marked partly on the pavement and on the road - all good. However there are some areas which aren't marked as such where people park badly obstructing the pavement. This used to be a major problem for me when trying to get past pushing my Dad's wheel chair and I effectively had to launch us into a busy road to pass. So for me bring it on - but as already mentioned enforcement will still be an issue.