Pavement Parking Enforcement Begins in Glasgow
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By Adam McDonald
Glasgow City Council are ready to issue fines for pavement parking, double parking and dropped-kerb parking.
In the past month, a crackdown on pavement parking has been phased in with more than 400 separate warnings have been given to vehicles breaching the new rules that have been brought in to improve safety for the most vulnerable pedestrians.
Any pavement parking that forces pedestrians onto the road is now met with a fine of £100, reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days.
The same applies to double parking and parking next to a dropped kerb. There are exceptions to the rules for pavement parking, such as the use of ambulances and fire engines, or bin lorries, the delivery of urgent medical care or delivering/collecting parcels.
An assessment of Glasgow shows that there is no exemption to the rule in most of the city’s streets. These are streets where parking restrictions are already in place or where the road is at least 7.5 metres wide, which allows safe passage for a fire engine when cars are parked on both side of the road.
However, some streets are waiting on further assessments into countermeasures, such as parking controls and in some streets, exemptions to the rules.
Drivers are strongly urged to check the Glasgow City Council map to be aware which streets face no exemptions.
Councillor Angus Millar, City Convener for Transport, said: "Pavement parking, double parking and parking at dropped kerbs create road safety hazards across Glasgow and put vulnerable pedestrians and wheelchair users in danger every day.
"Forcing people to walk on the carriageway in direct conflict with traffic is unacceptable and enforcing the new restrictions will make our street safer for all road users.”