Drivers who block footpaths stopping wheelchair or pram access could face the penalty and officers have warned they will be checking areas more regularly after receiving complaints.

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A Whittle Hall police spokesman said: "Please be aware that inconsiderate parking will cost your bank balance £30 this includes fully blocking the footpath so that it stops wheelchair and pram access.

"Please think of others and their safety.

"We will be checking the area more regularly after receiving complaints."

Earlier this week Birchwood police also warned drivers they could be fined after being called to an incident where a motorist had blocked the path.

A spokesman added: "Parking fully on a pavement in a way which causes an obstruction to pedestrians forcing them to walk on the highway could result in you receiving a penalty notice for obstruction.

"I have just attended this incident where the owner of the vehicle has been advised of this."

But many residents says the warnings from police are not working after repeatedly reporting incidents.

One reader, who did not want to be named, sent in the footage above of a lorry attempting to get down Hoyle Lane with cars parked on both side of the street.

Another added: "This happened today and every day.

"There's cars on the pavement every night and nobody can get past."

What does the law say?

The Highway Code states you MUST NOT leave your vehicle or trailer in a dangerous position or where it causes any unnecessary obstruction of the road.

You should also not stop or park you car:

• near a school entrance
• anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services
• at or near a bus or tram stop or taxi rank
• on the approach to a level crossing/tramway crossing
• opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space
• near the brow of a hill or hump bridge
• opposite a traffic island or (if this would cause an obstruction) another parked vehicle
• where you would force other traffic to enter a tram lane
• where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles
• in front of an entrance to a property
• on a bend
• where you would obstruct cyclists’ use of cycle facilities except when forced to do so by stationary traffic.

The Highway Code adds: "Parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs."

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An RAC spokesman said: "We advise people to use common sense when faced with no other option but to park on the pavement.

"If you are parking along a narrow road, where parking wholly on the road would stop other cars, and particularly emergency vehicles, from getting through, then it is a sensible option to park partially on a pavement, providing there are no parking restrictions and providing you are not blocking a wheelchair user or pram from using the pavement.

"If there are restrictions, or your parking would cause wheelchair users or people with prams to have to walk into the road, then you should find somewhere else to park."

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What about parking across somebody's drive?

Parking on a drop kerb in front of someone’s drive way is an offence and your vehicle may be removed using police powers

A spokesman for Safer Neighbourhood Teams added: "Also a reminder that should you live on a street where there is limited parking, it is not ‘your right’ to park in front of your house if there is no designated parking spaces.

"Any member of the public may park in any street, providing they comply with other parking restrictions/ regulations and do not cause obstructions."

Who should I report illegal parking to?

Unlawful parking on yellow lines, school parking issues and requesting new single/double yellow lines can all be reported to the council by filling out an online form. 

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If there is a vehicle blocking a road which could potentially and immediately cause a danger to others, please call Cheshire Police on 101.

A Cheshire Police spokesman added: "A vehicle causing an obstruction is one which has been parked and left unattended in such a way that it is considered to be a hazard to pedestrians or other road users.

"For example, a car parked on a bend in the road.

"This also includes blocking free passage to pedestrians and blocking access to private or public property.

"If you need to contact the police because a vehicle is causing a safety hazard or an obstruction on a public road, please contact Cheshire Police on the non-emergency number, 101."