Queensferry Road: HGV driver blocks entire pavement to take driving break

The driver of an HGV has been issued a conditional offer after parking on an Edinburgh pavement, blocking the entire footpath.

Edinburgh road police spotted the driver on Tuesday, November 16, and discovered that he had stopped as he needed to take a driving break.

His vehicle was blocking the entire footpath on Queensferry Road.

The officers instructed him to continue his route to unblock the pavement, and issued him with a £50 conditional offer for parking an HGV on a footpath.

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