Pavement parking can be dangerous to pedestrians who have to walk onto the road, sometimes busy ones, to navigate their way around vehicles. 

This is not only a worry for visually impaired people, but also for those with mobility issues, deaf people and even those with prams.

The charity Guide Dogs has been campaigning for a change in the law to keep our pathways clear of vehicles but has now been waiting for almost 1,000 days for Westminster to come back with the results of an enquiry into the problem.

RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Jessica Leigh, from Guide Dogs, to learn more about the week of action which begins on August 13th and how you can help by signing an open letter to No 10\. He also spoke to Guide dog owner Sinead McFarlan, who has had many frightening experiences walking on busy roads because of pavement parking...

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