Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 73301

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of (a) trends in the level of pavement parking in rural areas and (b) the potential impact of this on (i) wheelchair users (ii) parents with pushchairs and (iii) p

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Government fully understands the problems that vehicles parked on the pavement can cause for pedestrians. This is particularly the case in certain locations and for certain people, such as those with mobility or sight impairments, those pushing prams ...

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