Fingal Parking Rates Increases

Coolmine train station parking is 3.50 per day. It is run by Apoca.

The new 5 euro per day charge was part of the parking bye-laws changes proposed last summer. The consultation had 553 submissions!!

Well said @Larbre34 Plus it's going to further ENCOURAGE drivers to abandon their cars on the Clonsilla Link Rd to avoid the fees. Why both sides haven't already been decorated with double yellows I can't understand, it's a busy road and all the parked cars force you over the median line as is.
The short sightedness from government and councils is staggering. There was a green field site in Hansfield and ample opportunity to have a large park and ride facility and have parking as part of your regular commuter ticket like the M3 Parkway.

Not to be too pedantic about it, but I think 5 euro is a 150% increase over the 2 euro charge.

I probably wouldnt have bothered about 50 cent increase, or even a 1 euro increase. But an increase of 3 euro is beyond justifiable.

I've emailed Ruth Coppinger, and Fingal County Council, and one of the local independent final councillors, Breda Hanaphy.

We're wasting our time of course, but I am rather annoyed about the scale of the increase when annualized.

The consultation last year was your best opportunity.

Just now 8.25am Wednesday 4th March, there are 25 empty spaces, previously at this time all spaces were full. But fcc don't care as they are making more money, there would need to be 3/4 of spaces empty before they would be loosing money.

More likely people are now parking in the nearby housing estates and on the link road instead of at the train station.

In some situations they do e.g. with the Royal Canal Greenway (remember that thing?) they removed some entrances from Delwood after the consultation, though, I agree that it very often feels that they don't.

Heard no mention of parking being increased. What's the reason?

I don't every remember Coolmine Car Park ever being 100% full. Used to get about 90% full but no more. These days rarely more than 60% full. I think many shifted to parking on Luttrell Park Road.

I guess if you're parking everyday. It's 3x20 a month. Not nothing.

Before COVID I was driven off the train by the over crowding which was unbearable. Since then I've been pushed back on the trains which are not as overcrowded due the traffic. Which is lot worse than it's was before COVID and makes driving unviable.

At the moment I cycle to the train. New cycling carriages have been handy. They seem to located randomly in the train which is tricky.

Cycling is not an option for me. Or for my kids. If it was I would already be cycling.

I know of two people who now drive into the city due to the increase in parking.

A bit off topic, but after a few emails over the last year or so, we now have lights on both sides that cover the old pedestrian bridge at clonsilla Station. They extended the poles and installed new light fittings.

For me the congestion is worse in a car. It kills me to not be moving, hence I prefer cycling or train (buses get stuck in congestion).

You can play your own tunes and have a cuppa when on the train.

Typical self-righteous dismissive response.