Half-Parked Cars

[plowter]

If a car is parked with two wheels on the road (with double yellow lines) and two on the pavement are they committing an offence? If so, is it a parking offence because of the yellow lines or because they're parked on the pavement?

[squarebear]

Both as you're not allowed to park on the pavement or on double yellows.

[Ethel]

squarebear is correct. Also the yellow lines are enforceable from the centre of the highway right across the verge, pavement and kerbside.

[plowter]

Thanks, that's what I thought. There's a myth that if you're half on the pavement then you can't get a parking ticket. Strange things is I've noticed a lot of cars half-parked even when there are no parking restrictions. Maybe they just can't manage parallel parking.

[Toureman]

The police usually ignore half on half of the pavement where there are no parking restrictions because the road could be narrow but they could book them all for being on the pavement.

On some roads half on and off is encouraged by local councils.

It's nothing to do with inept parking.

[tigwig]

sorry to interrupt your thread plowter but I also wondered can you contact the police to book people for parking completely on the path? It happens at the bottom of my street constantly and I am sick and tired of walking with my 3 year old on the road. There is at least 4 cars who do it the same people all the time

[Toureman]

Yes you can, if they insist and keep doing it they could even get an asbo !

Also your local council could help, obstructing the pavement is an offence.

[david1702198]

pour brake fluid over the ********* moter!!!!

[chicklin]

There isn't an offence of parking on the pavement - but there is one of obstruction.
Obviously the yellow lines are a no-no as far as parking on, or half on goes.......

[Buenchico]

Chicklin is incorrect. Parking with one or more wheels on the pavement of an urban road (irrespective of whether an obstruction is caused or whether there are any yellow lines) renders the driver liable to receive a 'Code 62' Penaly Notice:
http://www.parking-appeals.gov.uk/RegAndLeg/PC NconCodes.asp

Chris

[chicklin]

Chris - this is what I have been told by more than one policeman...maybe it's policed differently where you live?

I see your link relates to urban areas - maybe its different in a country area?

As I've said I was told this by more than one policeman - so I tend to go by that.....also where I live its a place with very narrow streets, not meant for cars when they were built and everyone has no choice except to park two wheels on the pavement or no emergency vehicles would have access along the street.
Our police let it go as long as there is enough space to allow a pushchair to use the footpath......
So all in all - I don't consider I'm wrong......