Published Date: Mar 6th, 2025
A ban on pavement parking will come into effect in Fife on 1 September 2025.
Members of Fife Council’s Cabinet Committee agreed to the approach on implementing the national ban on pavement parking, double parking and parking at dropped kerbs, at their meeting earlier today (Thursday).
The ban comes after the Scottish Government legislation was introduced to ban pavement parking across Scotland with the implementation to be carried out by local authorities.
Introducing enforcement will ensure the safety of people in wheelchairs, people with buggies and prams, or those with mobility problems. It will allow them to walk or wheel without having to go onto a road to get around a vehicle parked on a pavement.
The Committee agreed that an awareness raising campaign will be carried out in the months leading up to the ban and a soft approach to enforcement will initially be adopted.
In recent months, officers have been assessing roads and pavements across Fife. Some pavements have been identified as potential exemptions to the ban, and these will now be progressed and finalised at area committees.
Transportation spokesperson, Cllr Altany Craik said: “We know that pavement parking can cause real problems for people, especially those using wheelchairs and buggies. We’re introducing this enforcement, as several other Scottish councils have already done, to make our pavements and roads safer for everyone to use. However, we will be looking at our streets at a local level to ensure that the roll out of pavement parking legislation still allows our streets to function.”
The ban will be introduced on 1 September 2025 and enforced by the council’s parking attendants. In line with the national legislation, a penalty charge of £100, which is discounted to £50 if payment is made within 14 days, will apply to infringements.
