DOUGLAS Chapman MP ramped up his calls to make pavement parking an offence.

He putted around street clutter in a mini-golf session to highlight a Guide Dogs Scotland campaign to ensure blind and partially sighted people can get out and about independently.

The Dunfermline and West Fife MP said: "It's scary for someone who cannot see oncoming traffic or has small children with them to take the risk of stepping out into a road because of cars parked on the pavement.

"Everyone should be able to walk the streets without fear."

According to a Guide Dogs survey, 98 per cent of people with a vision impairment in Scotland encountered obstacles on the pavement and 88 per cent of them have had problems with pavement parked cars specifically.

The event follows Mr Chapman's recent visit to Guide Dogs West Fife fundraising group. Transport Scotland is working on a law to curb unsafe pavement parking as part of a forthcoming Transport Bill.