Ban parking in bike lanes as well as on pavements, says cycling and walking group

Walking and Cycling Alliance (WACA) call for hushed up and ambiguous law to be reversed

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Cycling and walking groups have called on the government to reverse laws allowing people to park in bike lanes, whilst commending a parliament paper recommending a ban on pavement parking across England.

The current law means people can park in mandatory bike lanes created after 2016, but not those created earlier - despite no visual difference between the two.

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