Inconsiderate pavement parking is an issue local residents regularly raise with me, so I welcome the Labour Government’s decision to give local councils greater powers to enforce against pavement parking.
I’m therefore encouraging Luton Council to embrace these new powers and enforce against dangerous and nuisance pavement parking.
If you agree, support me by adding your name to my petition below.
Petition text:
Our pavements should be safe and accessible, allowing people to go freely about their day. However, this is often not the case across our constituency due to the high prevalence of obstructive pavement parking.
This affects all pavement users but is especially inconvenient and even dangerous for those with disabilities, including people with sight loss and wheelchair users, as well as older people and parents with children.
We welcome the Labour Government’s plans to allow local authorities to enforce against ‘unnecessary obstruction’ of the pavement.
We, the petitioners, support these changes and encourage Luton Council to actively embrace these new powers by introducing enforcement of pavement parking across Luton’s streets at the earliest opportunity to make our pavements safer.