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<p> </p><p>In London, there is in general a ban on parking on the footway. Outside
London, local authorities have wide-ranging powers to make Traffic Regulation Orders
to prohibit pavement parking on designated lengths of highway or over a wide area.
The former Transport Minister, the Hon Member for Lewes, Norman Baker, wrote to local
authorities in February 2011 urging them to take up these powers. Local authorities
with Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE) powers are responsible for parking enforcement,
including that relating to the footway.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department
has developed and authorised new traffic signs for local authorities to use where
pavement parking is prohibited.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the number of parking
tickets issued, individual local authorities are required to keep records of all penalty
charge notices issued. The Department for Transport does not record this information
centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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