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Parking across a footpath or footway and how to report an obstruction.
Vehicles must not park on almost all of London's footways or footpaths.
The ban is in place to:
These footways include:
Vehicle are also banned from parking on any part of the public road, including:
If you park your vehicle (or any part of your vehicle) on a footway or part of a public road, you risk getting a parking ticket and being removed.
Some exempt streets have white bays where parking is allowed. Look for signs with a āPā and a car on a footway. Do not assume a street is exempt just because others are parked there.
You can park briefly for loading or unloading in limited circumstances if you drive a heavy goods vehicle and there is no other way. There must not be a 'no loading' ban where you want to park.
Blue Badge holders are not exempt from the ban on parking on footways or in front of dropped kerbs.
Visit the London Councils website for details on footway parking.