{"id":30197,"date":"2022-08-01T02:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=30197"},"modified":"2023-04-05T09:32:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T20:32:19","slug":"are-you-allowed-to-park-on-the-footpath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/are-you-allowed-to-park-on-the-footpath\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you allowed to park on the footpath?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Narrow streets and a lack of off-street parking are often causes of people parking on the footpath, so that they don’t get their wing mirrors clipped by other motorists. Unless there’s a dashed yellow line prohibiting parking, people are usually prepared to take their chances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s technically illegal to block the footpath, even if you’re parking partially in your own driveway. However, most councils take a very lenient approach to enforcement, only taking action if a vehicle is egregiously parked or someone complains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This practice creates issues for some sectors of the community. If you are blind or use a wheelchair or mobility scooter, a car blocking the pavement is a very real hazard, forcing you to use the road to get around it, putting you in danger of traffic – the very thing the footpath is there to help you avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There’d be no way of getting a wheelchair or mobility scooter past this car other than on the road; even walking past it is tight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 states that a driver must not stop, stand or park a vehicle on a <\/a>footpath or cycle path. There are exceptions for cyclists, scooter riders and suchlike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drivers are prohibited from driving along footpaths<\/a> or the grass verge between the footpath and road, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as blocking the footpath, driving on it can cause damage to both the footpath and the kerb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are penalised, then you can expect to receive an infringement notice from your local council. The council may also tow the vehicle if it’s causing a safety hazard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you find it difficult to park, we have a training course that teaches you how to parallel park<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Narrow streets and a lack of off-street parking are often causes of people parking on the footpath, so that they don’t get their wing mirrors clipped by other motorists. Unless there’s a dashed yellow line prohibiting parking, people are usually…<\/span><\/p>\n

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