Policing cars parking on footways

I refer to your letter dated 26^th September concerning parking on the
footway, which has been passed to me for processing under the Freedom of
Information Act. The information held by Wiltshire Council has been
collated and the following response is provided:

1. Wiltshire Council, as highway authority has powers to enforce formal
parking controls and vehicles found to be parked in contravention of
parking regulations will be issued with a Penalty Charge Notice
(PCN). Accordingly, where there are yellow line restrictions action
is taken when a vehicle is observed parked on a footway as the waiting
restrictions/traffic regulations apply to the whole width of the
highway including the footway and/or verge. In the majority of
residential areas there are no such restrictions applied to parking
and we have no powers to take enforcement action. In the absence of
formal parking controls obstruction of the footway is a matter for the
police. As you have not given a specific location we are unable to
provide any further comment.

The council has not withheld any information in relation to this request
under the exemptions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I hope the
information received is what you were expecting. However if you are
unhappy with what has been provided, you can raise a complaint under the
Council's Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure (enclosed) or you
can contact the Information Commissioner's Office at Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, 01625 545745.

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can be re-used for the purposes of research for non-commercial purposes,
for private study, or for news reporting and reviews, without requiring
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information is granted in the form of a licence.

Yours sincerely

Andrew Mullens

Admin & Projects Co-ordinator

Wiltshire Council

County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8JN

Tel: 01225 713379

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