London Local Authorities Act 2000

15 Parking on footways, grass verges, etc

(1) Section 15 of the [1974 c. xxiv.] Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 (As to parking on footways, grass verges, etc.) shall apply in the area of a participating council in accordance with the following subsections.

(2) Subsection (1) is replaced by the following subsection:—

“(1) Save as provided in subsections (3), (4), (7) and (11), any person who causes or permits any vehicle to be parked in Greater London with one or more wheels on any part of an urban road other than a carriageway, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.”.

(3) In subsection (3) in paragraph (d), after the word “goods” the words “for a period not exceeding 20 minutes or such longer period as the council may permit” are inserted.

(4) In subsection (4)—

(a) the words “any such footway, grass verge, garden, space or land as is referred to in subsection (1) of this section and is in or on any highway” are replaced by the words “any part of an urban road which is a highway other than a carriageway”; and

(b) the words “footway, grass verge, garden, space or land” are replaced by the words “urban road”.

(5) In subsection (5) the words “footway, grass verge, garden, space or land” are replaced by the words “urban road”.

(6) In subsection (7) at the end of paragraph (b) the following paragraph is inserted—

“(c) The highway authority may charge such fees for the specification of vehicles under sub-paragraph (xii) of the foregoing paragraph as they may determine and as may be sufficient in the aggregate to cover in whole or in part the reasonable administrative or other costs in connection with their functions under that sub-paragraph.”.