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Reclaim Our Pavements - End Dangerous Parking By Mandating Enforcement Of Fines

Submitted by Michael Bookham on Tuesday 14th October 2025

Published on Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 2nd June 2026

Current Signatures: 54
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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24 hours ~ Children ~ Create ~ Danger ~ Direct ~ End ~ FINES ~ Forced ~ local ~ Mandate ~ Parks ~ PATH ~ Penalty ~ Price ~ Rapid ~ Reclaim ~ RISE ~ ROADS ~ Safety ~ Selfish ~ Spaces ~ The Offence ~ The Road ~ vulnerability ~ WHEELCHAIR

Petition Action

Reclaim Our Pavements - End Dangerous Parking By Mandating Enforcement Of Fines

Petition Details

Legislate to mandate local traffic authorities to enforce endorsable fines for pavement parking within 24 hours of the offence, including when based on public photographic evidence. Fines should start at £100, escalate daily for ongoing offences, and rise annually with the Consumer Prices Index.

Additional Information

Pavement parking is a direct threat to public safety. It forces vulnerable pedestrians—children, the elderly, wheelchair users, and parents with pushchairs—into the road and into the path of moving traffic. This selfish act turns our pavements into a dangerous obstacle course. The current slow enforcement process fails to protect people. We need rapid, escalating fines and penalty points to create a real deterrent, stop this dangerous practice, and make our pavements safe spaces for everyone.


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