Yes, Parking Attendants will be patrolling all areas of both East and South Ayrshire Councils, and Penalty Charge Notices may be issued at any time of the day.

Please make sure you observe the rules to help wheelchair users, children in buggies, and other road users to travel safely around the streets.

The fine is £100 reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days of issue.

In some locations, some residents have felt they have had no option but to park on the footway. This is no longer legal. You will need to find alternative locations to park.  

In most cases, parking with all four wheels of your vehicle on the road carriageway should not block the road to other traffic.

If that is the case, it would be advisable to park elsewhere because it is an offence to block traffic and Police Scotland may take action. It is recognised that more vehicles on the carriageway may serve to reduce overall traffic speed in some streets. 

No, the pavement parking ban includes grass verges so these must be avoided. As a rule of thumb, if a pedestrian can walk on it, you should not park on it.

There is an exception in the rules that seeks to support some traders to continue making deliveries.

This only applies to activity in the ‘course of business’ so does not apply to personal activities like unloading shopping or lifting young children out of a car.

Delivery drivers can only park on the pavement when the following conditions apply:

• there must be no reasonable place to park fully on the road, 
• there must be 1.5m of pavement width between their vehicle and any wall, fence or bush.

If these  conditions apply, then the maximum length of time for that the delivery driver can be parked on the pavement is 20 minutes. 

No, you shouldn’t drive on to the pavement to allow a passenger to board or get out of your vehicle.

If you are observed sitting behind the steering wheel, while parked on a pavement, a Parking Attendant will ask you to move before issuing a Penalty Charge Notice. 

Potentially yes, as the law states that even one wheel on the pavement is enough to result in a Penalty Charge Notice being issued to your vehicle.

Make sure you park with all four wheels on the road. 

Potentially yes, as the law states that any vehicle obstructing the pavement is enough to result in a Penalty Charge Notice being issued.

The guidance with the new legislation explains that exemptions should only be given in certain circumstances and pedestrians should be prioritised.

If there is sufficient space on the carriageway for drivers to park, and still allow vehicles to pass, it is not appropriate to allow an exemption.

Most pavements have not been designed to take the weight of vehicles and can be damaged by persistent pavement parking.

Yes, the new rules apply in all streets, irrespective of their design, length or purpose (except streets where there are exemptions).

Yes, if the road is available to pedestrians to use, the rules will apply irrespective of ownership.

Yes, all of the rules apply. There are no exceptions for Blue Badge holders.

No, the default position is that parking on the pavement is banned.

Parking across dropped kerb crossing points is also banned.

Signage will only be provided where there is a formal exemption to the rules. 

At least one of your wheels must be within 0.5m of the kerb so if you park alongside a Euro (wheelie) bin it is possible that you will receive a PCN.

If you park alongside another vehicle (e.g. a car belonging to another family member) you are also likely to receive a PCN. 

Potentially yes, if you are sure that the dropped kerb for the driveway does not also serve as a crossing point for pedestrians.

You should not park across someone else's driveway.

Generally, it will be clear because there will be no corresponding driveway or garage for a vehicle to enter.

You should consider how a wheelchair user might want to cross from one pavement to another.    

If you are in doubt, it would be advisable to avoid the dropped kerb and park elsewhere. 

A number of streets within East and South Ayrshire have proposed exemptions:

East Ayrshire proposed exemptions.

South Ayrshire proposed exemptions.

A small number of pavements across the area have already been approved as suitable for an exemption as per the regulations set by the Scottish Government.

If your street has not already been identified as qualifying for an exemption, it is unlikely that this will change

If changes are made to the regulations future exemptions may be considered.

In time, signage will show drivers where they can park safely on the pavement.