Seems to be a new trend - to park fully on the pavement so there's no space at all to walk and you must walk in the road.

I was walking with my nan who is a bit doddery and we ended up in the road twice, the second time the driver was just looking at us as he sat in the car, but of course saying something would likely start a confrontation and he could see perfectly well he was making us use the road.

Cars were parking half on the pavement now they are full on and I do find it irritating as I don't want to walk in the road. Yes I know I should have more important things to think about but I felt really miffed having to help my nan along the roadway today and cars were slowing but why should we have to do this?

Anyone else getting this happen near them?

FFS that is so bad if someone Accidentally caught the car trying to get past the person would be in big trouble

Just walk over the top of them. That'll teach the ignorant ****s

Walk somewhere the roads are not so narrow? Noticed this is a trend with new estates and not just old villages.

Why should they car Owners are the ones in the wrong for parking on the path in the first place.

If the cars are parked in such a way that causes a blockage of the footpath for pedestrians (and that includes wheelchair users and people pushing prams) then it could be covered under the offence of causing an obstruction.

There's some stuff about this from the Herts Police web site here. Other forces will probably have similar guidelines. Parking can be a problem all round. I can appreciate from a driver's point of view that a road could be so narrow that they see no other option. However, if it's causing a serious problem (or they've been given an inch and taken a mile) then a polite word might be in order just to redress the balance so it's fair for all.

The Police will do nothing about it

Not in the first place ... which was my point.

Should not matter how narrow the road is the road is for cars the pavement is for pedestrians and of no argument.

As well as the general public, users of mobility scooters, disabled, elderly, blind people, mothers with push chairs are all put at serious risk, having to walk in the road
These inconsiderate drivers often have drives in which to park their cars, but they are too lazy to do so
Take some photos of the car, email them to 101 online
They probably won't do anything, but if the drivers see someone is doing something , they may react by putting it in the drive or only half blocking the pavement
We tried this, and next time we went along that road the car was in the drive!

Thanks I will try that. Something seems to be a bit off with a fair few people these days that they even think that completely blocking the path is even remotely acceptable.

I have caught wing mirrors as I try to walk past then when they park on the path and when I used to push my dad in a wheelchair, I did accidentally catch a car or two when trying to get past.

Yeah, you should have had your Nan clinging firmly to your back while you clambered Golum-style over the entire length of the car. That'll learn 'em.

What a stupid thing to say. Perhaps the cars should park somewhere that isn't illegal?

I don't know if the police would do much, unless it is a severe obstruction, e.g. obstructing an ambulance from attending a patient or something similar. The last time I asked a police officer (about six months ago) about a car parked on the pavement causing an obstruction to pedestrians - he said to contact the council and that it wasn't their jurisdiction.

Victorian era, back to backs are notorious for this. It also makes maneuvering difficult for drivers.

Example: Typical Victorian side street approx 8-10 metres wide. Car parked on either side, effectively creating a single lane to move. All the cars on either side are up on the pavement.

Unless councils find a way to improve parking, it's going to continue to be an issue. If all the cars parked on the road as required by law, it would block up the road for drivers and emergency vehicles.

The inconsiderate parkers are well aware of that, ergo they'll blithely carry on doing it.

Perhaps they should consider New York City's example.
I spent almost 10 months living with a girlfriend on W.113th. St, Manhattan in the mid-eighties, and it was alternate side parking, e.g. Monday park on one side, Tuesday, park on the other.
The switch started around 08.00, you'd see people coming out of their apartments from 06.00 in night clothes, and moving to the opposite side, before the meter maids came around.
The only side streets that both sides parking worked on, was one way streets.

Yes. On and off for the last 20 years or so, but more often in recent years as car ownership has gone up. Also, people that leave their wheelie bins out on the pavement permanently.

[quote=jra;84917521]Yes. On and off for the last 20 years or so, but more often in recent years as car ownership has gone up. Also, people that leave their wheelie bins out on the pavement permanently.[/QUOTE]

how common.

how do you get to these random roads if the only way you can get to where you are going is chokka with cars on narrow pavements?

i`m not as restrained as you op, i make sure they know what kind of vagina by another name i think they are.

What are the rules concerning wheel clampers? Can they only be called by the police or can a member of the public contact them if a car is repeatedly causing an obstruction?

I just get annoyed by people putting their wheelie bins on the pavement, as the binmen won't walk up a driveway to fetch them (or even just turn them to open facing the roadside for the truck's arm to pick them up).

Dont blame the binmen its the council who say its the residents must put wheelie bins out onto the pavement, also the bin trucks we have the binmen have to wheel the bin to the back of the truck for the machine to pick the bin up and empty it

This is a problem where I live. I liev near a garage and there's always people parking on the double yellow lines, which makes trying to cross that road really unsafe.

Where my parents live, it's almost as bad. There's always people parking on the pavements. There's plenty of parking 5 minutes walk away.

Alot of people park on the foot path near me and there is a blind resident who gets abuse from some of the car owners because he is hitting cars with his stick.