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Written Question · S6W-22949 · Session 6

How many fines have been issued for pavement parking in each year since the legislation on pavement parking prohibition came into force.

Answered Asked by Miles Briggs Con Lodged 13 Nov 2023

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many fines have been issued for pavement parking in each year since the legislation on pavement parking prohibition came into force.

The answer

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 Nov 2023 · 11 days after it was lodged, on time

The Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 prohibits pavement parking, double parking and parking at dropped kerbs, and gives local authorities the relevant powers to enforce these new provisions. To support these provisions, a suite of regulations is required to bring the new legislation into force.
The first of these regulations regarding the Exemption Order Procedures that local authorities must follow, was laid in Parliament in December 2022. The second set of regulations which will help define how a local authority can issue a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) to someone found to be in contravention of the new national prohibitions are currently laying in Parliament and are due to come into force on 11 December 2023, if approved.
As such no PCNs for the new parking prohibitions have as yet been issued as the regulatory procedures have not been in place.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-22949 by reference.