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Councils making serious bucks from parking offences

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  • #2
    humbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭humbert


    I approve of this new dickhead tax.


  • #3
    Phill Ewinn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,007 ✭✭✭Phill Ewinn


    Blew 40 bucks on a night out in Dublin.

    Rudolf


  • #4
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    If people don't park illegally there would be no parking offences.


  • #5
    darkpagandeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,465 ✭✭✭✭darkpagandeath


    WikiHow wrote: »
    If people don't park illegally there would be no parking offences.

    I think it's more to do with people seeing the clampers jump out the bushes 1 second after the time runs out on the card and not being able to purchase more time.


  • #6
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,315 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Parked where you shouldn't be? Blocking people from going about their business? Well, we'll clamp ye, so you'll now be there longer! Gotta love the mentality of it all!

    I wonder how many of those at Pearse St were Gardais personal cars?


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  • #7
    Phill Ewinn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,007 ✭✭✭Phill Ewinn


    Specialun wrote: »
    http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0120/498896-parking-incomes-councils/

    Looks like a new revenue stream

    "Made" money? Is that the kind of "made" money that's immediately p1ssed up against the wall or the "made" money that goes towards a pension deficit?

    You know, when I "make" money it's generally after all the bills are paid.


  • #8
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,946 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Speaking as a representative of the non dickhead sector who doesn't park where they shouldn't... Fucking good.


  • #9
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    As I've said before, if I was inventing a devious plan to fleece millions from unsuspecting citizens, I probably wouldn't devise a system you can easily avoid by reading signs, using car parks or public transport.

    Or then again, perhaps I would.


  • #10
    Days 298
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭Days 298


    Needing to use disc parking on a Saturday in Cork is a joke. The place is deserted in estates yet on the unfortunate chance a warden shows it will cost you €40. Id agree with it on weekdays from 10-3 but 9-4.30 is taking the piss. It costs too much to go about you business especially when the council expect you to move your car every two hours as you cant use 2 discs at the same time. Meh I know the wardens routine around the place I park. He never comes on a Saturday, or after 1pm...

    Know a few lads with disabled permits to get around it. Nothing funnier than a boyracer with L plates up and a disability permit.

    Council are a bunch of pricks. €2 an per disc just drives business out to the suburbs.

    Tbh you may as well park on double yellows out of sight if you have no discs.


  • #11
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    Days 298 wrote: »
    Know a few lads with disabled permits to get around it. Nothing funnier than a boyracer with L plates up and a disability permit.

    Maybe they give out permits for mental disability?


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  • #12
    Days 298
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭Days 298


    anncoates wrote: »
    Maybe they give out permits for mental disability?

    Im sure the people with genuine disability cards appreciate being compared to that.


  • #13
    Duck Soup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭Duck Soup


    the_syco wrote: »
    Parked where you shouldn't be? Blocking people from going about their business? Well, we'll clamp ye, so you'll now be there longer! Gotta love the mentality of it all!

    I think the general idea is that you won't do it the next time. Which is a fair judgement and a reasonable mentality.


  • #14
    Gandhi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Gandhi


    In fairness, the article said that most of the money was made through parking charges (discs, multistory etc), and only a small fraction through clamping.


  • #15
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    Days 298 wrote: »
    Im sure the people with genuine disability cards appreciate being compared to that.

    As much as an entire local authority would appreciate being called pricks for enforcing parking laws, no doubt


  • #16
    Stavros Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,440 ✭✭✭Stavros Murphy


    anncoates wrote: »
    As much as an entire local authority would appreciate being called pricks for enforcing parking laws, no doubt

    Ummm, good stuff, great way to earn revenue. They brought in parking charges in our local one-horse town. Great idea, did away with the bedlam and bad parking that was rampant. Mainly as no-one bothers going anymore and it's dying on its 4rse. Why pay to park to visit small shops when the out-of-towners give free parking..did they do a comparison on the "revenue earned" compared to revenue lost through rates dropping off a cliff? Doubtful.


  • #17
    No Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭No Pants


    Indeed. I avoid the city centre. It's Blanch or Swords all the way for me.


  • #18
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 25,611 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    the_syco wrote: »
    I wonder how many of those at Pearse St were Gardais personal cars?

    Maybe it's just but I've never seen anyone done there, would be hard to do one but not all surely? On down Pearse St. outside the Science Gallery I've seen plenty of arguments about clamps and the like. One guy just threw his keys at the warden and flagged down a taxi. :pac:


  • #19
    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    Days 298 wrote: »
    Needing to use disc parking on a Saturday in Cork is a joke. The place is deserted in estates yet on the unfortunate chance a warden shows it will cost you €40. Id agree with it on weekdays from 10-3 but 9-4.30 is taking the piss. It costs too much to go about you business especially when the council expect you to move your car every two hours as you cant use 2 discs at the same time. Meh I know the wardens routine around the place I park. He never comes on a Saturday, or after 1pm...

    Know a few lads with disabled permits to get around it. Nothing funnier than a boyracer with L plates up and a disability permit.

    Council are a bunch of pricks. €2 an per disc just drives business out to the suburbs.

    Tbh you may as well park on double yellows out of sight if you have no discs.

    If possible, maybe you should walk/use public transport. Not a 'solution' but in general there are tons of people who use their car for everything when most times they could leave it behind and save the hassle. Not attacking you btw.


  • #20
    Days 298
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭Days 298


    anncoates wrote: »
    As much as an entire local authority would appreciate being called pricks for enforcing parking laws, no doubt

    I've no problem calling the councils pricks. They are over zealous and greedy when it comes to Saturday parking and not ending the disc requirement until 4.30. They feel how they like.


  • #21
    Days 298
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭Days 298


    Stavros Murphy wrote: »
    Ummm, good stuff, great way to earn revenue. They brought in parking charges in our local one-horse town. Great idea, did away with the bedlam and bad parking that was rampant. Mainly as no-one bothers going anymore and it's dying on its 4rse. Why pay to park to visit small shops when the out-of-towners give free parking..did they do a comparison on the "revenue earned" compared to revenue lost through rates dropping off a cliff? Doubtful.
    Agree. Why bother when you can go to one of the many shopping centres around the country worry free and have the local area welcome your custom rather than extract revenue. Some sort of policing is needed but €40 now compared to €18 during the boom, they are taking the piss when it comes to fines.


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  • #22
    Days 298
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭Days 298


    Cydoniac wrote: »
    If possible, maybe you should walk/use public transport. Not a 'solution' but in general there are tons of people who use their car for everything when most times they could leave it behind and save the hassle. Not attacking you btw.

    I park legally. I can see the point but they are over zealous with one or two aspects. Streets would be crazy without some regulation but IMO €40 is too much for a fine for parking. Saturday disc parking is revenue generating rather than ensuring there are spaces and 4.30 is too late. And I've never got a ticket so I am not talking out of spite.


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