Council Wardens Could Soon Issue First Parking Tickets In Two Decades
Share this article Parking tickets could be issued by Dublin City Council parking wardens for the first time in over twenty years. City Council bosses want to give on-the-spot fixed-penalty notices of €40 to drivers who block bus lanes, bike paths and clearways. They say too many drivers are dodging fines by moving their car before the council tow truck arrives. "Clamping the offending vehicle ensures that the disruption to the bus or bike lane continues until such time as the owner returns and pays the fine and has the clamp removed, and so in general is not the preferred option," says Cit...