Dublin City Council ruin a good day out.

Lapin

Article from Joe.ie

None of the cars parked in the image below are causing an obstruction or a danger to anyone. It proves that clamping is nothing more than a cynical revenue generating exercise and has nothing to do with traffic management.

For people returning to their cars in good spitits after Ireland's win at Lansdowne Road it must have left them with a very sour taste. Its some welcome to Dublin.

Some will argue that rules are rules but surely some discression and common sense should have prevailed in this instance.



I question the mental stability of anyone who could sanction and carry out an act like this.
It is a mean spirited, nasty and pernicious form of theft by extortion.

Skid X

Read the signs.

Park Legally.

Don't get clamped.

Ciaran_B

That stretch of the canal gets clamped regularly after evening Ireland matches. Doesn't make it right but you roll the dice you take your chances.

msg11

Someone on a power trip by the looks of it. Clearly someone with a lack of common sense and logic, in situations like that a warning would be enough. Record the registration number and location, if the registration comes up again in the same location then clamp.

Serious the lack of common sense these days is worrying.

BenShermin

Common sense??

Anybody driving to the Aviva on a match day instead of taking public transport needs their head examined in my opinion. It's one thing that Irish Rail get right, frequent Darts and excellent crowd management at Lansdowne Road clears the crowds very quickly during events in my experience.

Chris_5339762

Passed that yesterday evening, thought it was hilarious. Most of the street is 7am - 7pm paid parking, the section where those cars are is different from the 'standard', being paid parking for evenings and at night instead.

No sympathy at all (well maybe a little), whilst clamping would be better replaced by tickets, from driving around there were loads of estates and free parking a short walk away. In the end I parked on Merrion Square, and although the west/south/east were closed there was still plenty of free spaces nearby.

Alias G

Far preferable than to be back to the situation that existed in Dublin city centre prior to clamping. And yes I have been clamped by the corpo myself. The reason I was clamped was down to my own stupidity.

Mycroft H

Idiots not reading the signs. How hard is it?

steve-o

Lapin wrote: »

None of the cars parked in the image below are causing an obstruction or a danger to anyone. It proves that clamping is nothing more than a cynical revenue generating exercise and has nothing to do with traffic management.

They are parked in coach bays, clearly marked on signs and on the road itself. While I do disagree with some clamping, in this case it's completely justified IMHO.

stop

I walk this regularly, and whenever there is a football match on in the Aviva, this happens.
http://goo.gl/maps/kfy9R

The area is P&D between 0700 & 1900.
It is restricted to coach parking only between 1900 & 0700.

COACH is painted on the ground along the whole section, and the sign with details of the coach parking is below the P&D sign.

It just proves every time that there are people out there who can't/don't read, or who chance it.
Either way, more money for DCC.

AltAccount

From the above it seems it was a fair cop.

dowlingm

NYC is bringing in some sort of remote control clamp where they can unlock it if you pay the fine over the phone - saves on towing. There it will be used to grab your car if the record shows you don't pay parking tickets.

L1011

dowlingm wrote: »

NYC is bringing in some sort of remote control clamp where they can unlock it if you pay the fine over the phone - saves on towing. There it will be used to grab your car if the record shows you don't pay parking tickets.

That looks hilariously flimsy.

Chris_5339762

If it does remotely declamp then I can't see people just putting it on the pavement for the company to pick up. It wouldn't be long before the canals and the Liffey are full of them.

markpb

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

whilst clamping would be better replaced by tickets, .

Nope. We had tickets and they were no disincentive at all. DCC spent time and money chasing people through the courts and illegal parking was rampant. Since clamping came in, idiots who can't park are the onces who waste time and money and it's much easier to get parking spaces.

monument

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

If it does remotely declamp then I can't see people just putting it on the pavement for the company to pick up. It wouldn't be long before the canals and the Liffey are full of them.

Wasn't that said about DublinBikes?!

Anyway, people can't just leave the clamps on the road or footpaths -- the press release says: "There are multiple return locations throughout the City where SmartBoots can be returned at a time that is convenient for the motorist. Since self-releasing the device is completely voluntary, assistance will be provided for motorists who are not in a rush or who choose not to unlock the SmartBoot for any reason."

Spook_ie

monument wrote: »

Wasn't that said about DublinBikes?!

Anyway, people can't just leave the clamps on the road or footpaths -- the press release says: "There are multiple return locations throughout the City where SmartBoots can be returned at a time that is convenient for the motorist. Since self-releasing the device is completely voluntary, assistance will be provided for motorists who are not in a rush or who choose not to unlock the SmartBoot for any reason."

But if the bike you rented ends up in the canal they have your details and an account to charge it to, you accept responsibilty from when a bike is released from a stand until it's returned and locked to a stand

Markcheese

Spook_ie wrote: »

But if the bike you rented ends up in the canal they have your details and an account to charge it to, you accept responsibilty from when a bike is released from a stand until it's returned and locked to a stand

If you've got to ring up to pay before they'll release the smart boot, then yr credit or debit card details are on the system, and you've prob got to accept responsibility for safe return of the boot

Fred Swanson

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cdebru

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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I'd imagine they take a security deposit from your card at the time and return it when they get their clamp back. Probably enough to cover the cost of replacement hence you can return it at your convenience.

If you won't/can't pay the deposit then you sit there for a few hours till they arrive to declamp you.

bk

Actually that SmartBoot looks like an excellent system. Hope they introduce it in Ireland.

They need your credit card details to unlock the boot and they can then charge you if you don't return the boot.

I'm sure they can exclude the 02 or similar cards from the scheme or perhaps take a deposit from your card if need be.

Back to the OP. Yes paid parking (both parking fees and fines) are a major revenue generator for out cities. In fact without them many of our cities would be bankrupt.

I'd rather it wasn't so, I'd rather we had a form of direct financing of our cities. I believe it would end up on leading to a demphasise of cars in our cities and more emphasise to cycling, walking and public transport like you see in most European cities.

monument

Fred Swanson wrote: »

O2 money cards for all your declamping needs.

And you'll get towed and impounded the next time your car is spotted. Or you'll get a visit from the police before that.