Parking on Pavements Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Parking on Pavements

Lord Low of Dalston Excerpts
Monday 11th February 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Low of Dalston Portrait Lord Low of Dalston (CB)
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My Lords, I recently heard about someone who was knocked down on a pavement by a powered mobility scooter. She fell and broke her wrist. Does the noble Baroness agree that there is a need for tighter regulation of vehicles on pavements?

Baroness Sugg Portrait Baroness Sugg
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My Lords, this is something that we are looking at. With the advent of new technology we are seeing new vehicles on the pavement. That will be one of our considerations when we look at the law on this.