Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01616 · Session 5

Parking Legislation

Closed Submitted 24 Aug 2016 Transport
Signatures
0
81 online signatures with a country
Comments
8
Considered
7 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make it an offence to park in front of a dropped kerb.

What the petitioner did first

I have raised the issue with my local elderly forum and have contacted Fife Council.
I have also contacted my MSPs to raise my concerns as the issue impacts on me personally as a wheelchair user. I received responses from two MSPs who were very sympathetic to my concerns but highlighted that, until recently, the Scottish Parliament did not have the power to legislate in this area. They stated that the Scottish Government would be able to bring forward legislation to tackle obstructive and irresponsible parking in this new session.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 27 Oct 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 2 Feb 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 26 Oct 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 15 Mar 2018
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  5. 8 Nov 2018
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  6. 28 Nov 2018
    Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
    Petition
    1 mention
  7. 30 Oct 2019
    Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
    Petition
    1 mention

Signatures by country

81 online signatures
  1. Scotland65 80.2%
  2. United Kingdom13 16%
  3. Wales1 1.2%
  4. England1 1.2%
  5. Australia1 1.2%

Comments

8 comments, oldest first
  1. Raymond Cameron 26 Aug 2016
    I too have encountered this in and around the Dumbarton area.
  2. christopher jones 29 Aug 2016
    I have a new born baby and the trouble we find is cars parking on the pavement and you cannot get past so you need to go onto the road to get past
  3. Frances Gray 15 Sep 2016
    It's my understanding that it is illegal in Scotland to park on the pavement.
  4. Alison Marshall 16 Sep 2016
    People should be able to cross the road easily.
  5. James Yule 17 Sep 2016
    in St Andrews they park on the pavement even where there are double yellow lines
  6. Alison Marshall 18 Sep 2016
    Everyone needs to be able to cross the road easily.
  7. kieran bryson 19 Sep 2016
    i see where you are coming from as my gran is in a wheelchair and she has to go down her road just to get to a dropped down curb and even then it can some times be a way down the road before she can get to the place she has to get to but anyway i hope more people sign
  8. Norrie Spacey 3 Oct 2016
    It is getting beyond a joke where cars are being allowed to park, corners, double yellows, bus stops etc and the police turn a blind eye