Question reference: S6W-24709
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 25 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 31 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to publicise the ban on pavement parking, and when it will publish data on its enforcement.
Answer
The prohibition of pavement parking, along with double parking and parking at dropped kerbs at known crossing points was brought in with the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019. With the passing of necessary secondary legislation, local authorities have the powers to enforce these prohibitions from 11 December 2023. These parking prohibitions are a significant alteration for most road users. An awareness raising campaign ran in November and December of 2023, with radio adverts, outdoor posters, digital and social media, to highlight the dangers caused to pedestrians by inconsiderate parking and to help foster the necessary behaviour change within road users. This advertising material has also been made publicly available and has been used by local authorities to produce posters, social media content and warning notices to further publicise this in their areas.
Transport Scotland produce an annual report detailing Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued by each local authority, which for the 2023/24 period will include PCNs issued for the new parking prohibitions. This is expected to be published by the end of 2024.