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Ennis parking €-ripoff

  • 17-08-2003 10:08pm
    #1
    Butch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭


    Hi,

    I know it's been a while since the Euro changeover, but I can't help myself...

    Buying 3 hours of parking time in Ennis downtown (Council Parking machines)

    Pre-€: 3 hours = 1 IEP (€1.27)
    Post-€: 3 hours=€1.80

    :mad:

    Butch.


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  • #2
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Hmmm.

    UL parking was a quid before the changeover, 2 euros since.
    (that's an increase from €1.27 to €2 obviously)

    ... which is why I park in the non-pay carpark where possible.

    I wonder what they did in Athlone. Last time I parked there it was 10p or 20p for a few hours in the town council areas (it was only two years ago)


  • #3
    echomadman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭echomadman


    Buying 3 hours of parking time in Ennis downtown (Council Parking machines)

    you can find a place to park in ennis? :)

    I get at least one ticket a month when i have the car, its either park illegally or cruise around burning €€€s worth of petrol in the vain hope of finding a parking spot after 9:30 am.

    in fairness though €1.80 isnt that much for 3 hours parking... compared to multi-storey car parks in other towns in ireland.
    /me shakes fist at Arthurs Quay car park, limerick


  • #4
    Butch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭Butch


    Originally posted by echomadman
    you can find a place to park in ennis? :)

    Yep, it's quite a pain in the arse. My frequent last resort is to pay the extorsive €1.00/hour in the Market car park, or leave the car at home and walk the long mile.

    But my bottom line remains the same: The Town Council bucaneers managed to convert 1 IEP into €1.80, and they got away with this.

    Out of curiosity: Shouldn't the local government comply with the any Euro changeover code of practice?

    Butch.


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