Over 86% of fines issued to Northern-registered cars illegally parked in Louth left unpaid, FOI reveals
Louth County Council issued nearly €650,000 in parking fines to Northern Ireland registered cars.
Over 86% of fines issued to Northern-registered cars illegally parked in Louth remain unpaid.
Figures obtained by the Dundalk Democrat under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that of the €644,150 in fines issued by Louth County Council, just €88,373 was received in return.
Dundalk councillor Ciarán Fisher said Louth County Council need to “step up enforcement and recovery” to make it “much more difficult for anyone to break parking laws with impunity”.
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Cllr Fisher told the Dundalk Democrat that “it was deeply disappointing” that so many fines were not being collected.
He said Louth County Council have the ability to “pursue and collect these fines through cross-border data sharing with the Driver and Vehicle Agency”.
However, Cllr Fisher said the figures indicate that this system has not been “effectively actioned” and called on Louth County Council to “fully utilise this mechanism”.
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