Parking on Pavements 2 – what Sefton Council could have said

My immediately preceding posting refers

‘Thank you for getting in touch with Sefton Council regarding pavement parking.

Whilst the matter you raise happened on a Liverpool City Council street and therefore any issues arising would be dealt with by that Council it did involve a Sefton registered taxi so we are asking our taxi licensing section to remind all Sefton registered taxi drivers not to restrict or block pavements in the Borough in the course of their work.

Our policies to address pavement obstructions, be that by vehicles, building skips etc. is set out on this page on our website (insert link here). The page says how to make a complaint and what expectations those making a complaint can have with regard to how the Council will take forward matters raised.

Whilst we have limited resources to tackle pavement blockages we do want to hear about such problems particularly where they are persistent and can create significant danger for pedestrians such as the elderly, those with disabilities or people pushing child buggies/disability wheelchairs.

We try to direct our parking wardens to prioritised streets/roads in the Borough based on notifications of problems of this nature.

I hope this helps explains things clearly.’