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Why 24 pay parking by the docks?

  • 19-09-2010 12:19PM
    #1
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,319 ✭✭✭


    Most areas in town are pay parking until 6.30pm or so.
    The docks is 24hr, why?and how did they get away with this?
    cheers,
    Pa


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  • #2
    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭mathepac


    Private area owned by the Galway Harbour Company / Docks Board who can legally make their own parking rules?


  • #3
    joeKel73
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭joeKel73


    Is it not about €2/hour throughout the day then €2 from 6pm - 8am?

    If it's down at the DunAengus side you mean, either side of the road is run by a different company, Galway Harbour Company and Galway Property Management Company... one is cheaper than the other!


  • #4
    redsteveireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,177 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Most areas in town are pay parking until 6.30pm or so.
    The docks is 24hr, why?and how did they get away with this?
    cheers,
    Pa

    I presume it's because it's a 24HR business. Ships can arrive at any time of the night and day. Just a guess, i'm too lazy to look it up..


  • #5
    Head The Wall
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    redsteveireland wrote: »
    Ships can arrive at any time of the night and day. Just a guess, i'm too lazy to look it up..

    The parking is for cars not ships and sailors or merchant seaman usually don't don't bring their cars with them when they go to sea. :D


  • #6
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,319 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    the public road between dock and buildings (multi story carpark/bar No 8 etc)


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  • #7
    Mrs OBumble
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    dinneenp wrote: »
    the public road between dock and buildings (multi story carpark/bar No 8 etc)

    I've been told that though it looks like public road, it's actually harbour board land.

    No references sorry.

    But I'm pretty sure there's something to it: there must be some reason why the usual council laws don't apply there.


  • #8
    JohnCleary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    mathepac wrote: »
    Private area owned by the Galway Harbour Company / Docks Board who can legally make their own parking rules?
    ^^ What he said. It's a business, they can do what they like
    JustMary wrote: »
    I've been told that though it looks like public road, it's actually harbour board land.

    No references sorry.

    But I'm pretty sure there's something to it: there must be some reason why the usual council laws don't apply there.
    You are 100% correct. The Dock Road is owned by Galway Harbour Company. I don't know what the agreement is (I'm guessing the Council lease or something along the lines of that) but it answers the OP's question


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