A welcome pledge from the Scottish Government that drivers are to be banned from parking on pavements and dropped kerbs. A spokesman for Transport Scotland said a full review into the legislation would be complete by March 2017, and added that a ban had cross-party support.
The Footway Parking and Double Parking (Scotland) Bill was put forward by the SNP MSP Sandra White in the last parliament, and was approved at the first stage in March, after powers to legislate on parking were devolved to Holyrood. However the May election meant that all Bill fell.
The first attempt to legislate on this was some years ago by the then Liberal Democrat MSP Ross Finnie.
The plans will help people who struggle with prams and wheelchairs and – according to a report today in the Sunday Times Scotland – encourage more motorists to walk and cycle.