Following a Scotland-wide change in law at the end of 2023, you are no longer allowed to
· park on pavements
· double park
· or park at dropped kerb crossing points
These new rules apply on both public and private roads.
You cannot park, or wait with your engine running, on the pavement. Even one wheel on the pavement counts as parking on the pavement.
This new rule also applies to grass verge edges too.
You can’t park beside another vehicle.
You can’t block another vehicle, even if you have the owner’s permission.
You must park close to the edge of the road – no further than 50cm or about 18 inches away.
The edge might be a solid white line, a kerb or a grass verge.
You can’t park at any point where the kerb has been lowered, or the road has been raised, to make it easier for pedestrians or cyclists to cross the road.
If your home has a driveway with a dropped kerb, you can park across it – but you still can’t park on the pavement
The following are already excused from the rules on pavements and double parking:
Emergency vehicles
Road maintenance vehicles
Bin lorries
Royal Mail postal vans
Delivery and removal vehicles (for maximum of 20 minutes
Registered medical care providers, nurses and midwives
But they must still leave 1.5m (about 5ft) of space on the pavement to let people past on foot, in a wheelchair or with a buggy.
Taxis and blue disabled parking badge holders are not excused and must follow the new rules. The new rules also apply to private roads
The council is going to record how these new rules affect people.
It has set up an online application form for people wanting to apply for an exemption to the new rules in their street.
You may be granted an exemption if …
Your street is too narrow to allow emergency vehicles to pass if you are parked on the street – in other words there isn’t even space for a single lane of traffic if cars are parked on the street.
AND
Parking on the pavement would still leave 1.5m (about 5ft) of pavement to let people pass on foot, in a wheelchair or with a buggy.
If a vehicle is blocking you, or other road users, or breaking one of these rules you can report it.
If it is blocking the road, report it to the police on 101.
If it is breaking these new parking rules, report it to Glasgow City Council using this online form