LEDBURY MP Bill Wiggin has been honoured on the Guide Dogs Walk of Fame.
Mr Wiggin was given his very own star for his support helping the charity’s campaign to stop cars parking on pavements.
The drive aims to highlight the problems faced daily by guide dog owners who are being forced to walk into the road to avoid cars blocking their path.
Mr Wiggin supported the Guide Dogs’ campaign in Parliament in an attempt to highlight it.
In London pavement parking is already an offence but the rules in the rest of the country are complex and patchy, leaving drivers uncertain of where they can and cannot park.
Guide Dogs has been calling for the introduction of comprehensive laws across the UK which will outlaw pavement parking but allow local councils to grant an exemption in areas where pavement parking is unavoidable.
Mr Wiggin said: “I am pleased to support Guide Dogs’ campaign.
“It is important to ensure the blind and partially sighted are not being put at risk by inconsiderate parking on pavements.
“I was shocked at the event to hear from one guide dog owner who had even considered giving up their guide dog because of the constant obstructions he faced when out and about.”
