Melksham Without Parish Council is supporting the Living Streets campaign to end pavement parking.
The parish council has also requested that local MP Michelle Donelan support the campaign, which is awaiting the next step of a Government Transport Select Committee enquiry.
A spokesperson for the Living Streets campaign says, “Vehicles parked on the footway can cause an obstruction and inhibit the independence of many vulnerable people, especially older or disabled people with visual or mobility impairments.
“And when pedestrians, for example families with pushchairs, are forced into the road and into oncoming traffic, pavement parking is simply dangerous.
“It is also worth adding that pavement surfaces are not designed to carry the weight of vehicles, and the added maintenance cost of repairing cracked and damaged paving adds an unnecessary financial burden to already cash-strapped councils.
“Parking on pavements is currently covered by criminal and civil law, with different rules in different parts of the country, and vastly different experiences of enforcement from local authorities. That’s why Living Streets is calling on the UK Government to bring forward legislation to make it easier for councils to control pavement parking.”
For more information about the campaign visit: www.livingstreets.org.uk