It is an offence under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 to park on pavements, double park, or park over dropped kerb pedestrian crossing points.
The parking prohibition was introduced by the Scottish Government to reduce obstruction of pavements for pedestrians, and in particular those with mobility issues or visual impairments, or parents pushing prams and buggies.
The law defines a vehicle as being parked on a pavement if the vehicle is stationary and one or more of its wheels are on any part of the pavement.