SIR – I and I am sure that many of your readers will have noticed a growing trend within the city. Some car owners are now parking in such a way that is not only adding to traffic congestion but also creating pinch points along the pavements for pedestrians in and around the city.

I refer to the new habit of people parking their cars (or vans) with two wheels on the pavement and two wheels on the road. What is the legal position on this?

Have the police powers to act to prevent such parking techniques and fine the owners who do so?

I have seen mothers with pushchairs struggling to get through the tiny gap left between walls or fences and the cars and, perhaps more dangerously, stepping out into the road to go around a car so inconsiderately parked. I have seen disabled people with mobility scooters failing to negotiate such gaps, which leads to a damaged car and a damaged scooter. Again some go into the road to pass the car parked so badly.

I look forward to seeing your comments or investigation in print.

Look down by the university, Bath Road and many other streets and roads in the city for examples.

I also see that double yellow lines are totally ignored by motorists these days – including the disabled drivers who believe that they can park where they like just because they have a blue badge – so what can be done to tidy up our streets and allow pedestrians to walk unimpeded by mechanical clutter?

BERNARD MILLS,

Worcester.