{"id":212517,"date":"2025-06-25T07:08:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/212517\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T07:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:08:13","slug":"the-serious-problem-affecting-every-corner-of-a-greater-manchester-borough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/212517\/","title":{"rendered":"The serious problem affecting every corner of a Greater Manchester borough"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Greater Manchester MP has spoken out about the ‘frustrating’ issue.‘It’s clear we are facing a serious problem that is affecting every corner of our borough'(Image: LDRS)<\/p>\n

An Oldham MP has spoken out about a \u2018serious problem affecting every corner of the borough\u2019. MP and Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution in the UK Jim McMahon said the level of pavement parking across his constituency is \u2018not just frustrating, it\u2019s dangerous\u2019.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared on social media, the representative for Oldham<\/a> West, Chadderton<\/a> and Royton shared some of the pavement parking hotspots in the area.<\/p>\n

They include Broadway outside Henry Newman College, Frederick Street, around Hulme<\/a> Grammar, and Union Street, where pedestrians are regularly \u2018forced into oncoming traffic\u2019.<\/p>\n

Mr McMahon said: \u201cPavement parking continues to be one of the most common complaints raised with my office and it’s clear we are facing a serious problem that is affecting every corner of our borough.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hear from residents who are blocked from using the pavement safely, whether they\u2019re pushing a pram, using a wheelchair, or just walking to the shop. It\u2019s not just frustrating, it\u2019s dangerous.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnion Street in the town centre has become a real flashpoint. The mix of fast food outlets, high footfall, and a sharp increase in delivery drivers means we\u2019re seeing regular obstructive pavement parking. Vehicles are double parked, blocking bus stops, and mounting kerbs, especially during evening hours. Residents and businesses alike are raising concerns and it\u2019s clear that more needs to be done.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are just a handful of examples. Let me be clear, this is a borough wide issue affecting both our town centres and residential areas. Too often, it feels like those doing the right thing are being punished while those who flout the rules face no consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oldham council is in the early stages of turning Union Street into a designated \u2018red route\u2019, where stopping is strictly limited.<\/p>\n

Once established, only emergency vehicles would be permitted to park on the road, with blue badge holders and Hackney Carriage Taxis allowed to stop briefly to allow passengers in or out but will not be permitted to wait.<\/p>\n

The new rules would be enforced by ANPR cameras.<\/p>\n

Mr McMahon praised the move, alongside Oldham\u2019s efforts to bring traffic enforcement back \u2018in house\u2019 instead of employing contractors. But he cautioned that residents wanted to see more \u2018visible street level enforcement\u2019.<\/p>\n

While many residents welcomed tighter policing on parking, others noted that the borough-wide problem runs deeper than a few rogue drivers flouting the rules. One resident warned: \u201cDon\u2019t use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Our roads just aren’t cut out for the level of car ownership we have, particularly in our many terraced houses streets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another added: \u201cOften houses have two or three vehicles, and struggle to find space for one. If you want to solve illegal parking, we need more places to park.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Greater Manchester MP has spoken out about the ‘frustrating’ issue.‘It’s clear we are facing a serious problem…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212518,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,188,393,4884,2465,1286,14984,285,760,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-212517","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-crime","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-oldham","14":"tag-oldham-council","15":"tag-politics","16":"tag-traffic-and-travel","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114742749039825350","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}