I wonder if FPV UK can push for a national legal challenge against local councils that are still enforcing bans on drone take off and landing in public parks, etc. If this hasn’t already been considered. Could a government petition be used as a means to get action and gather the signatures needed to force a change?
As of May 2026, the justification for these council bylaws has evaporated. With Remote ID now fully active and the 100g registration threshold in place, drones are now as traceable and accountable as road vehicles.
We allow cars on roads and bikes in parks. Banning a DJI drone is no longer a proportionate response to risk.
How can we collectively get the Department for Transport to “preempt” these local bylaws? We need a national “Right to Take off/Land” without complicated/lengthy councils approval application for any pilot who is:
• CAA Registered (Flyer/Operator ID)
• Remote ID Compliant (Broadcast active)
• Fully Insured (Public Liability)
I’d love to hear the community’s thoughts on this idea
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Well said that Pilot.
One of the annoying aspects is that the sort of people that the bi laws are there for are probably the sort of people who are not sticking to the rules, therefore creating some justification on the eyes of the council that the rules are required to protect whoever it is that sends angry letters to the council about the perils of walking their French Bulldog in the park in constant fear of an aerial attack or heaven forbid being captured in a public place on a camera.
May be worth doing a subject access request for any such reports or incidents to the council, I doubt they have many, this then goes to add weight to your argument that the “ban” is disproportionate.
(Sorry if you have a French bulldog)
A subject access request is ONLY for information a data controller holds on you personally; for the information required, it would need to be a freedom of information request, which is normally free.
You are correct, thanks for that.
Do you have a list of councils imposing a ban using byelaws?