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New Powers for Councils in England to Fine Pavement Parkers
- On Thursday Minister for Local Transport Lilian Greenwood announced her department's response, giving local leaders new powers to ban pavement parking across their areas.
- Campaigners including Guide Dogs charity and local groups such as Better Streets for Birmingham had long pushed for clearer rules and welcomed the new powers to tackle 'out of control' parking.
- The new powers will sit alongside existing traffic regulation orders, letting local councils restrict whole areas and allow exemptions, with guidance issued later this year to support enforcement by uniformed civil enforcement officers.
- The government says the aim is to make pavements accessible and safe for parents with pushchairs, wheelchair users and people who are blind or partially sighted, while local leaders and campaigners said the powers would help stop hazardous obstruction in Birmingham.
- Legislation will be introduced in 2026 to enable local authorities to enforce against 'unnecessary obstruction of the pavement', and it is likely to be later in 2026 before action follows, bringing other areas closer to London and Scotland's approach.
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