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Donald Turvill

Edinburgh Council to clamp down on pavement parking chaos in Old Town

Edinburgh City Council says it will tighten "confusing" parking rules on a partly-pedestrianised city centre street where vehicles blocking the pavement have become a regular fixture.

The situation on Cockburn Street was branded a "confusing mess" by one resident, with uncertainty over parking regulations and a lack of enforcement adding to issues created by 'temporary' on-street dining areas put up during the pandemic to help local businesses which have since been refused planning permission - but which are still to come down.

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