This is great, but let's be honest it should be Scotland wide. Where I live this is ridiculously common, they get half the car or more on the pavement, stick on their hazard lights and seem to think that's OK.
One more thing, the fine isn't high enough in my opinion. There will still be people that'll carry on parking like this because they justify it somehow. Looking at you Aberdeen Range Rover mob.
Where do you see people only half on? They alway appear to me to take as much of the pavement as they can. Wouldn't want pedestrians to be able to use it.
Disclaimer: could be illegal where you are and definitely if you damage anything
Battery powered impact driver and a scissor jack.
Jack the front or back end up, push it over toward the street, pick up the Jack's and do the same on the other end.
Walk it to the street.
If you want to go scorched earth, Sawzalls and acetylene torches to cut the car along the pavement. This one will probably draw more attention from police.
Parking is a civic matter rather than criminal. So there were loopholes in enforcement essentially. Lots of roads very tight in urban environments in Scotland too, we never planned for the car! Unclear what they're going to do for about delivery drivers still also
I think one of the first think I thought when I arrived in the UK is "how are so many people parking randomly on the street?". Glad Edinburgh is taking steps, now let's hope the rest of the UK follows...
Well, except in London there are quite few marked parking bays that straddle road and pavement. It's a reasonable solution where there is a wide pavement and you, for example - want to add a marked cycle lane
Across the UK, parking on the pavement is only currently illegal in London, although police can take action if a driver is causing an obstruction.
The Scottish government passed a law in 2021 that gives local authorities the power to stop pavement parking.
The legislation will receive ministerial approval in December - meaning all councils are free to enforce the ban.
Niall Foley, lead external affairs manager at Guide Dogs Scotland, said: "Parking on pavements is a nuisance for everyone, but potentially dangerous if you are a wheelchair user forced onto the road, pushing a buggy, or have sight loss and can't see traffic coming towards you.
Stuart Hay, director of Living Streets Scotland, a charity which promotes everyday walking, also backed the plans.
If it goes ahead, the council said it would adopt a low key "soft approach" to ensure that any enforcement action considers the impact on drivers.
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And I get annoyed about people leaving rental bicycles scattered on the footpath where I live. Jesus Christ. Does this not run afoul of public infrastructure accessibility laws in Scotland or are there just none that cover the topic?