Pavement parking has caused division among locals in Carlton, with one saying 'some people are stupid with it', and another saying that roads 'were built when you didn't have great big vehicles'. The government is currently looking at feedback from a public consultation that took place on managing pavement parking.
Although the Highway Code states drivers should only park partially or wholly on the pavement if signs permit it, it is only illegal to do so in London in the law laid out by Government. Three different proposals are being considered, which are to give local authorities greater power to stop pavement parking, a change to allow local authorities with civil parking enforcement powers to enforce against 'unnecessary obstruction of the pavement', and for a blanket ban across England.
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