Petition · past parliament

Parliament to address the effect of pavement parking on the disabled.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Parliament has debated this many times and even had a parliamentary committee in 2018/2019 involving all those affected and no conclusion was ever resolved
Ministers to formally authorize and empower local government to assess, action and enforce local policies to combat discriminatory, antisocial and dangerous pavement parking,
Each town, City and village has differing problems so rather than the popular view of a total blanket ban, each county or borough should adopt one of a set of approved systems in consultation with disabled groups town planners, local residents, businesses and the emergency services.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about pavement parking, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

Local authorities and the police may act to tackle on-street and pavement parking in various ways, such as under legislation governing obstruction and dangerous parking; designating limited areas of ‘no pavement parking’ through a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO); or establishing a special parking area.

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Timeline

2 Dec 2021 Petition opened for signatures
7 Dec 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Dec 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.