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Pavement parking: How are Dundee, Angus, Perth, Fife and Stirling applying new ban?

The legislation changed in December but is being applied differently by location.

Cars parked along the pavement on Ancrum Road in Dundee. Image: Mhairi Edwards/DC Thomson
Cars parked along the pavement on Ancrum Road in Dundee. Image: Mhairi Edwards/DC Thomson

A ban on pavement parking was introduced across the country in December – but councils across Tayside, Fife and Stirling are applying them in different ways.

Local authorities were handed fresh powers under the Scottish Government’s Transport (Scotland) Act.

Parking attendants can now dish out fines to drivers whose vehicles are found to have one or more wheels touching the pavement.

Drivers could be fined up to £100 for parking on the pavement. Image: Mhairi Edwards/DC Thomson

The ban appears to have the support of Courier readers, with a survey showing the majority (52%) were in favour of it being introduced.

But drivers will need to make sure they know the rules in each council area.

This is how councils in Dundee, Angus, Perth and Kinross, Fife and Stirling are applying the rules.


Dundee

Enforcement of the ban began in February 26 with drivers who park on pavements, double park or block dropped kerbs issued fines.

The fine is £100 reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days of issue.

A Dundee City Council spokesperson added: “The council has identified a small number of pavements in Dundee where an exemption to these new rules may be appropriate.

“Before these exemptions are formally approved, the council must undertake a public consultation process and this will start shortly.

“If, following consultation, the exemptions are approved by councillors, the exempted section of pavement will be identifiable by new signage.”

Fife

A “soft approach” is likely to be taken in the kingdom when the ban is enforced later this year.

Fife Council service manager Susan Keenlyside said the local authority is consulting on the legislation.

She said: “The ban will not be enforced until this is completed and should approval be given it is likely that an initial soft, sensitive approach to enforcement of the legislation will be taken given the level of parking demand in many areas.”

Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross Council says it is assessing relevant streets to consider if any should be exempt from the ban.

A spokesperson said: “It is proposed to enforce the pavement parking ban within the Perth and Kinross area.

“We are working with consultants to assess all the relevant streets throughout the area.

A busy Atholl Street.
Drivers in Perth are not yet facing pavement parking fines. Image: Steve MacDougall/DC Thomson

“We are currently considering which streets should be considered exempt from the ban; these streets are being assessed and in some cases a site visit will be required.

“Given the size of our network and the number of residential streets within Perth and Kinross this will take some time to complete.

“We will not be taking enforcement action in relation to the pavement parking ban until well into 2024.

“Further updates on this will be announced at the appropriate time when the assessment works are complete.”

Angus

Angus is enforcing the ban from May 27, when fines will start being issued.

But offending motorists will start being issued with warnings, advice and information from May 13.

Anyone who parks on a pavement, double parks, parks over a dropped kerb crossing point or parks on a grass verge will fall foul of the rules.

Angus Council has already settled on 10 streets that will be exempt from the rules.

The one-way direction in Henry Street, Kirriemuir, will change under the new rules. Image: Graham Brown/DC Thomson

Stirling

Stirling Council started enforcing the pavement parking ban on July 15.

The new legislation does allow councils to exclude some streets from enforcement – as long as certain conditions are met.

However, there are currently no exempt streets in Stirling.

A Stirling Council spokesperson said: “We are committed to ensuring pavements and roads are safer and more accessible to all.”

It comes as a Dunblane mum with MS said she was forced to abandon trips to the park due to pavement parking.

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