A blanket nationwide ban on the "blight" of car parking on pavements could be introduced.
MPs on the transport committee criticised Government inaction in a new report, with witnesses telling the committee's inquiry that the worst case of pavement parking was effectively trapping disabled, elderly and vulnerable people and making them "afraid to leave their homes".
What is happening?
MPs on the committee have published The Pavement Parking report which has recommended a ban on pavement parking.
The Pavement Parking report said: "Pavement parking affects everyone who uses the pavement."Pavement parking puts pedestrians in danger when they are forced to move into the road to get around a vehicle or where there are trip hazards due to damage to the pavement.
"People with mobility or visual impairments, as well as those who care for others, are disproportionately affected.
"It exacerbates, and is a cause of, social isolation and loneliness for people who feel unable to safely leave their homes or are physically prevented from doing so by pavement parking."
The cross-party group said blocked off walkways were also exacerbating the issue of loneliness in Britain.
They have recommended that ministers ban pavement parking across England, and hand local councils the powers to crack down on what they dubbed "anti-social parking behaviour".
Where is the ban recommended for?
The Scottish Parliament is currently considering legislation that would ban pavement parking in Scotland, while pavement parking has been outlawed in London since the 1970s.
Westminster MPs said the UK Government should now follow suit and stamp out the practice across England.
What else has been said?
Lilian Greenwood MP, who chairs the transport committee, said: "We are deeply concerned that the Government has failed to act on this issue, despite long-standing promises to do so.
"This is a thorny problem that may be difficult to resolve to the satisfaction of all, but the Government's inaction has left communities blighted by unsightly and obstructive pavement parking and individuals afraid or unable to leave their homes or safely navigate the streets.
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