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Ministers are backing the recommendations of an independent expert group to give councils additional civil enforcement powers to fine problem parkers.  


“The current law is not as clear as it could be", said Deputy Transport Minister, Lee Waters MS, who set up the taskforce.


“There is no specific offence of parking on pavements, and though the Police can enforce the existing criminal offence of causing ‘unnecessary obstruction of any part of the highway’, it is rarely enforced", he added.


The Welsh Pavement Parking Taskforce rejected the outright ban being pursued in Scotland, which is set to take five years to implement, as overly slow and complex. Instead it has set out a plan to equip local authorities to act from July 2022\. The UK Government has only recently begun to consult on a way to tackle the problem in England.


“We want more people to walk for short journeys and yet we tolerate an environment that is often not pedestrian friendly; too many routes are cluttered or blocked. A recent survey found that 83% of people in Wales view it as a real problem". Lee Waters said.


“We recognise that in some streets there are too many cars for the space available and we don’t want to penalise people who have no alternative. This approach lets Councils target hot spots and vary its approach depending on local circumstances", the Deputy Transport Minister added.


All ten recommendations of the Welsh Pavement Parking Taskforce are being accepted by the Welsh Government. The independent panel was set up last summer under the leadership of respected transport engineer Phil Jones, who in parallel also chaired the taskforce on 20mph local speed limits. In July the Senedd backed proposals for a 20mph default speed limit in residential areas, which the Welsh Government intends to be in force by April 2023\.


“Taken together these two initiatives have real potential to save lives, and rebalance the environment in favour of pedestrians to create communities that put people before cars", Lee Waters said.


View the Welsh Pavement Parking Task Force Group report.


View the Welsh Government response to the recommendations made in the Pavement Parking Task Force report.







Translation:


 
Mae Gweinidogion yn cefnogi argymhellion grŵp o arbenigwyr annibynnol i roi pwerau gorfodi sifil newydd i awdurdodau lleol allu dirwyo pobl sy’n cam\-barcio.


“Nid yw’r gyfraith fel ag y mae hi mor glir ag y dylai fod”, dywedodd y Dirprwy Weinidog Trafnidiaeth, Lee Waters AS, a sefydlodd y tasglu.


“Nid oes y fath drosedd â pharcio ar bafin, ac er bod yr heddlu yn cael defnyddio’r drosedd bresennol o ‘greu rhwystr diangen ar ran o’r briffordd’, anaml iawn y gwnân nhw hynny”, dywedodd.


Gwrthododd y Tasglu ar Barcio ar Balmentydd dilyn trywydd yr Alban o osod gwaharddiad llwyr a fydd yn cymryd pum mlynedd i’w roi ar waith, am ei fod yn rhy araf a chymhleth. Yn lle mae hynny, mae am roi’r arfau i awdurdodau lleol allu gweithredu o Orffennaf 2022\. Newydd ddechrau ymgynghori ar y mater y mae Llywodraeth y DU ar gyfer taclo’r broblem yn Lloegr.


“Rydym am i fwy o bobl gerdded teithiau byr ond eto, rydyn ni’n fodlon goddef amodau sy’n ei gwneud hi’n anodd i gerddwyr; mae gormod o lwybrau’n llawn annibendod neu wedi’u blocio. Yn ôl arolwg diweddar, roedd 83% o bobl Cymru’n gweld hyn yn broblem go iawn” dywedodd Lee Waters.


“Rydyn ni’n cydnabod bod gormod o geir mewn rhai strydoedd o’u cymharu â’r lleoedd sydd ar gael a dydyn ni ddim am gosbi pobl sydd heb ddewis. Ond rydym am i Gynghorau allu canolbwyntio ar yr ardaloedd lle mae’r broblem yn fawr ac ymateb yn ôl yr amgylchiadau lleol”, meddai’r Dirprwy Weinidog Trafnidiaeth.


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi derbyn deg argymhelliad Tasglu Cymru ar Barcio ar Balmentydd. Cafodd y panel annibynnol ei sefydlu yn yr haf o dan arweiniad Phil Jones, peiriannydd trafnidiaeth uchel ei barch, sydd hefyd yn gadeirydd y tasglu ar derfynau cyflymder lleol o 20mya. Ym mis Gorffennaf, pleidleisiodd y Senedd o blaid cynnig i sefydlu terfyn cyflymder o 20mya mewn ardaloedd preswyl. Bydd Llywodraeth Cymru wedi rhoi hynny mewn grym erbyn Ebrill 2023\.


“O’u cymryd gyda’i gilydd, bydd gan y ddwy fenter y potensial i achub bywydau ac ailgydbwyso’r amgylchedd o blaid cerddwyr i greu cymunedau lle mae pobl yn bwysicach na cheir”, dywedodd Lee Waters.


Gwelwch yr Adroddiad Tasglu Parcio ar y Palmant yma.


Gwelwch yr ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru i argymhellion a wnaed yn Adroddiad Grŵp Tasglu Parcio ar y palmant Cymru.