Pavement parkers on a sticky ticket

When is a pavement not a pavement? Some say when it is in Preston’s shared space.
But confusion reigns along the city’s main shopping street over whether it is legal to leave your car on the pedestrian areas of Fishergate, or whether you risk getting nicked.
According to Preston Police they don’t have the power to book anyone, or tow a car away for obstructing the walkway, because “it’s shared space, so there’s no footpath to obstruct.”
But County Hall’s view is totally different. To them a pavement is a pavement, is a pavement - wherever it happens to be. No doubt in the minds of the... read more