Greater Manchester Police has issued tickets to drivers after reports of cars causing obstructions.

Traffic community support officers attended reports of obstructions in Bolton, Salford, and Stretford over the weekend.

One image shows a Volkswagen Golf which has been stopped by a driver on zig-zag lines by a crossing on Egerton Street in Farnworth.

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Other photos show a Mercedes parked on a dropped kerb and tactile paving, which is designed to help visually impaired pedestrians detect a crossing point.

One Skoda driver, who had parked entirely on a pavement, told police they had ‘nowhere else to park’.

Traffic Offence Reports were issued to the drivers, while the Volkswagen driver was reported, GMP said.

Earlier this year, the Local Government Association called for the Government to allow local authorities to ban vehicles parking partially or fully on the pavement.

Currently, pavement parking is illegal in London.

However, driving on the pavement is illegal across the country – meaning those who drive on to the pavement to park have broken the law.

Those who park on the pavement may be guilty of causing an obstruction if pedestrians, including wheelchair users, are unable to get past their vehicle safely without going into the road.

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