Has this article been deliberately written to press my buttons? Pavement parking again!
A survey in Bristol found two thirds of respondents in favour of a ban on pavement parking (yikes – it could be a vote winner – maybe we need The Plan for Walkers?).
We’re told:
“most local councils in the West region do not implement local powers [to ban pavement parking] as they would have to legislate street by street and pay for signs that indicate where motorists can and cannot park [on the pavement]”
Then here comes the gem:
“A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “We appreciate concerns around pavement parking and, while local authorities already have powers to prohibit it through local regulation, we have consulted on further helping them take action. The response to this will be published in due course.””
Helping them take action ‘in due course’. Due course could mean anything – when hell freezes over, when banning pavement parking wins votes, when England win the world cup again.
As a reminder, it is now 1075 days since the consultation closed on 22 November 2020 and the web page still sits there with a message saying “we are analysing your feedback – visit this page soon to download the outcome”.
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What the hell is going on? 
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