{"id":121957,"date":"2023-12-11T08:19:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T08:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=121957"},"modified":"2023-12-11T08:19:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T08:19:34","slug":"motorists-risk-100-fine-for-parking-in-major-new-driving-law-introduced-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/auto-news\/motorists-risk-100-fine-for-parking-in-major-new-driving-law-introduced-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorists risk \u00a3100 fine for parking in major new driving law introduced today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Motorists in Scotland are set to be slapped with \u00a3100 fines for simply parking their cars after the introduction of a major new driving rule from today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A new national pavement parking ban comes into force from Monday, December 11 with councils set to receive powers to issue charges to road users.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Four years after achieving Royal Assent, the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 comes into law today with a string of new parking measures.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new rules outlaw pavement parking, double parking and parking at dropped kerbs across Scotland with local authorities set to enforce the charges.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Certain exemptions are in place for emergency vehicle owners but these are designated by local councils.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Motorists failing to comply with the rules will be issued a \u00a3100 charge for parking offences with bills slashed to \u00a350 if paid within 14 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, many councils will first focus on educating dozens of road users who are unaware of the scheme before they dish out fees.<\/p>\n

Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Transport warned pavement parking prompted a danger to society.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She explained: \u201cThe message here is clear: pavement parking is unsafe, unfair and illegal, and you could be fined up to \u00a3100 for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cLocal authorities can begin to issue fines from December 11. We\u2019re highlighting the danger that illegal pavement parking poses to pavement users, and in particular those with mobility issues or visual impairments, or parents pushing prams and buggies.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, it has been revealed that at least one-third of Soctland\u2019s 32 councils do not have the \u200b\u200bdecriminalised parking enforcement (DPE) powers to enforce the new ban.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new Transport (Scotland) Act allows councils which do not have the new powers the chance to \u201cborrow\u201d traffic wardens from neighbouring local authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, some regions have denied they were willing to help other regions in a massive blow to the scheme.\u00a0<\/p>\n