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Whatever happened to the Parking Levy

  • 30-08-2012 1:25pm
    #1
    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭


    Not sure if this is more suited to Motors thread or Taxation so I’ll stick it in here.
    Anyway, what ever happened to the Parking levy that was to be introduced?
    Was it so bad a concept it would have never worked?
    Disclaimer: If the parking levy is not in operation and because of this thread it does then I hold no responsibility.


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  • #2
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    Lando Griffin wrote: »
    Not sure if this is more suited to Motors thread or Taxation so I’ll stick it in here.
    Anyway, what ever happened to the Parking levy that was to be introduced?
    Was it so bad a concept it would have never worked?
    Disclaimer: If the parking levy is not in operation and because of this thread it does then I hold no responsibility.

    shut up!!!

    maybe they forgot about it so lets all stay quite!!

    :P


  • #3
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,631 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Lando Griffin wrote: »
    Not sure if this is more suited to Motors thread or Taxation so I’ll stick it in here.

    ...so ya stuck it in neither!!


  • #4
    Heroditas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,620 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Lando Griffin wrote: »
    Not sure if this is more suited to Motors thread or Taxation so I’ll stick it in here.
    Anyway, what ever happened to the Parking levy that was to be introduced?
    Was it so bad a concept it would have never worked?
    Disclaimer: If the parking levy is not in operation and because of this thread it does then I hold no responsibility.


    A cynic would say that such a levy would have mainly affected public sector workers so, as a result, it was quietly shelved.


  • #5
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    The levy got parked...




















    I'll get my coat


  • #6
    Lando Griffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭Lando Griffin


    Tabnabs wrote: »
    The levy got parked...




















    I'll get my coat
    A wise man told me "If you have nothing useful to say, say nothing"


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  • #7
    latenia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭latenia


    Civil service unions effectively have posession of hundreds (thousands?) of parking spaces in the city centre because they control the allocation and use it to further their power and influence. There's no way they would have agreed to a measure that both would have cost their members hundreds in BIK tax and also weakened their own position.


  • #8
    dvpower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,183 ✭✭✭dvpower


    IIRC they set up a working group to examine it in detail, but they said it was too complex to introduce.

    I don't know who was on the working group.


  • #9
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Lando Griffin wrote: »
    A wise man told me "If you have nothing useful to say, say nothing"

    A wise man told me "If you have nothing useful to say, say nothing"


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Quietly abandoned as it would be too difficult to implement.

    http://www.independent.ie/national-news/200-levy-on-car-parking-spaces-wont-go-ahead-2660982.html


  • #11
    Cienciano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,329 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Lando Griffin wrote: »
    Not sure if this is more suited to Motors thread or Taxation so I’ll stick it in here.
    Anyway, what ever happened to the Parking levy that was to be introduced?
    Was it so bad a concept it would have never worked?
    Disclaimer: If the parking levy is not in operation and because of this thread it does then I hold no responsibility.
    That's it. Badly thought out. If normal people have an idea they ask a couple of people what they think and would it work. After 30 seconds when it's obviously a stupid idea it's forgotten about (unless it's so bad you keep reminding them of it for a laugh).
    But when a politician does the same they announce it publicly, they if they're laughed at it's water off a ducks back.


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  • #12
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    I think it went with the Greens, good riddance to the greens anyway.


  • #13
    Rabidlamb
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭Rabidlamb


    davet82 wrote: »
    shut up!!!

    maybe they forgot about it so lets all stay quite!!

    :P

    I concur, what levy ???, nothing to see here.
    I'm quite quiet on this matter.


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