Councils to be given new powers to fine drivers parking on pavements
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Councils to be given new powers to fine drivers parking on pavements
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"Councils will soon gain stronger powers to crack down on drivers who park on pavements and cause disruption in their local areas. The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that new and improved legal powers will enable local authorities to restrict pavement parking across much wider areas than before. Under previous rules, authorities had to apply for pavement parking restrictions often on a street-by-street basis, in a process often criticised for being slow."
The Independent solicits donations to fund reporting on issues from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech, keeps its journalism free of paywalls, and emphasizes on-the-ground reporting and documentary production. Donations are positioned to support sending journalists to speak to both sides and sustain trust across the political spectrum. The Department for Transport will grant councils new legal powers to restrict pavement parking across wider areas and to issue fines for unnecessary obstruction. Definitions of unnecessary obstruction will be left to council enforcement officers, while councils retain flexibility to allow pavement parking where appropriate.
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