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Cars parking on pavement blocking view of children using crossing
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 6842557.
Cars seem to be parking on wide path either side of the crossing on Admirals way, I believe this may be as the laybys can be busy, but it restricts view of the crossing, particularly at school times. Small children are not visible between the cars and I suspect have reduced visibility up/down the hill to know it is safe to cross. Needs some bollards to prevent parking. (It always seems to be same cars so most seem to use layby's!)
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Where a vehicle is parked on the pavement/verge, and parking restrictions are in force, our Civil Enforcement Officers would be able to issue a Penalty Charge Notice to any vehicle that is found to be parked in contravention. Where no waiting restrictions are present on the road, parking on a grass verge or pavement is not illegal. However, a driver may be open to prosecution if their vehicle is persistently damaging a verge, parked dangerously or causing an obstruction.
Where there are no restrictions on the road, enforcement can only be carried out by Northamptonsire Police, but they are only likely to take action if the parking is causing an obstruction, such as a situation where pedestrians, pram or wheelchair users are being forced into a busy road as a result of parking blocking the verge or pavement. Such cases should be reported to the police on the non-emergency phone number 101 they will then make a decision on what action they may be able to take.
Pavement parking is a national problem and the Department for Transport has been looking into this issue for some time and we are waiting the outcome of the consultation that they carried out in order for us to consider this matter further as currently parking on the pavement is not illegal outside of London, although we do fully understand the concerns that this has within the local community. The following link is the most up to date information that is available Managing pavement parking - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
In the interim, should you feel that an obstruction is happening, then this can be reported to the Police who can judge whether this is dangerous or causing an unnecessary obstruction of the road, they could look to issue a Fixed Penalty Notice
Unfortunately West Northamptonshire Council no longer provide measures such as wooden posts, bollards, or barriers to prevent parking. If you would like to consider making a request for parking restrictions, such as ‘no waiting at any time’ or double yellow lines) please visit our website for further information at: Request new parking restrictions | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk). I have also attached the form for ease. Where vehicles are parked legally West Northamptonshire Council would not be able to take any enforcement action.
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