{"id":67461,"date":"2023-10-10T13:37:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/?p=67461"},"modified":"2023-10-10T13:37:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:37:03","slug":"parking-on-the-pavement-but-is-this-driver-in-the-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/parking-on-the-pavement-but-is-this-driver-in-the-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking on the pavement&#8230;but is this driver in the wrong?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Furious dad shares photo of a Range Rover on the PATH outside his son&#8217;s primary school &#8211; and others say they have the same problem &#8211; but are pavement parkers actually breaking the law?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:\u00a0\u00a0Owner&#8217;s heartbreak after Evri delivery driver jumped a red light and ran over and killed their beloved French Bulldog Millie during dog walk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Parents have shared photos of selfish parking on the school run, saying pavement parking is a regular occurrence at drop-off and pick-up &#8211; but getting a ticket or fine doesn&#8217;t happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One frustrated dad in Leeds posted on Twitter\u00a0this week a photo of a white Range Rover that, he claims, regularly parks across a &#8216;School Keep Clear&#8217; sign at his son&#8217;s primary school.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the image of the high-end SUV parked on a grass verge on the pavement, @ecoworrierRick aka Rick Lyons wrote: &#8216;Can any parking experts help? Parents at our son\u2019s primary school regularly cross the \u2018School Keep Clear\u2019 markings and park next to them on the verge\/pavement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Surely this is also an offence? Can\u2019t get the police or council interested.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76378093-12614467-On_Twitter_parents_dropping_their_children_off_at_primary_school-a-5_1696940465246.jpg\" height=\"835\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, parents dropping their children off at primary school have shared examples of apparently selfish parking &#8211; with this Range Rover in Leeds parking regularly on the side of the pavement, in spite of a &#8216;School keep clear&#8217; sign on the road<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76378035-12614467-image-a-4_1696940372970.jpg\" height=\"179\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76378869-12614467-image-a-21_1696941847131.jpg\" height=\"213\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Plenty of parents facing similar parking wars at their own children&#8217;s schools were interested though, sharing their experiences &#8211; the photo has now been viewed almost 40,000 times.<\/p>\n<p>Amy Tisi, a\u00a0Liberal Democrats\u00a0councillor for Clewer East in Berkshire, said her area faced similar trials, sharing a photo of a local school with three vehicles apparently parked on the pavement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Children and parents can be seen in the photo weaving around them &#8211; including one small child on a scooter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Beside the cars is a yellow sign that reads &#8216;no stopping&#8217;. Councillor Tisi wrote: &#8216;Would love to know the solution. Cars parking on the pavement inside zig zag lines here is a constant frustration. Can you spot the small child on a scooter trying to navigate these?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76378091-12614467-Amy_Tisi_a_Liberal_Democrats_councillor_for_Clewer_East_in_Berks-a-25_1696942386719.jpg\" height=\"467\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Amy Tisi, a Liberal Democrats councillor for Clewer East in Berkshire, responded with this image, showing a trio of cars parked on the pavement near a primary school, appearing to contravene a &#8216;no stopping&#8217; sign<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76378871-12614467-image-a-19_1696941824355.jpg\" height=\"163\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76378037-12614467-image-m-2_1696940197751.jpg\" height=\"734\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Berkshire councillor highlighted a small child on a scooter trying to navigate her way past the parked cars<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/10\/13\/76378873-12614467-image-a-20_1696941836568.jpg\" height=\"672\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Lyons said he&#8217;d &#8216;complained to the point of becoming a nuisance&#8217; to no avail, and also contacted the police, writing: &#8216;<span>Their response varies massively. Sometimes they\u2019re really responsive. Other times nothing. Problem is it needs daily enforcement and patrols are once a month at best.&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One person commented, said it was happening at schools around the country, writing: &#8216;It\u2019s a national problem as I was told by my local council and it didn\u2019t make any difference when parking control arrived and spoke to the offenders without issuing a ticket. And later on they\u2019d be back and park where they liked. No deterrent and they don\u2019t care.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>While those parking on the pavement may be annoying, they&#8217;re not necessarily breaking the law.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0Rule 244 of the Highway Code, it depends where you are in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Parking on a pavement in London is likely to evoke a fine, but elsewhere there isn&#8217;t a blanket ban &#8211; although the police may issue a fine if vehicles are considered to be parked &#8216;<span>dangerously&#8217;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, there are stricter rules about parking near a school.\u00a0Rule 243 states drivers must not stop or park &#8216;near a school entrance&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12614467\/Furious-dad-shares-photo-Range-Rover-PATH-outside-sons-primary-school-say-problem-pavement-parkers-actually-breaking-law.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furious dad shares photo of a Range Rover on the PATH outside his son&#8217;s primary school &#8211; and others say<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Parking on the pavement...but is this driver in the wrong? 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