Parking ticket on a CLIFF!!

JoeySully · 08-09-2008 9:40am #1

was out for a nice walk on the Cliffs of Moher yesterday - it was lovely but on approaching the car park there i saw a sign for 8 euro for cars and i said fek it im not paying that for 30 mins of parking. so headed up the road a bit and found entrance to a field with a gate outside it. i was well pulled in, no way was the car close to the double yellow lines and from what i could tell it was private property.

when i returned i found a parking ticket on my windscreen from Clare CC. there were 3 other cars parked there and all had received tickets.

so now i have a fine for 40 euro for parking my car on what i believe to be private property. and i don't really want to pay it

so are they allowed to give you a ticket for parking beond a yellow line ?

what happens if i dont pay the fine ?

fletch · 08-09-2008 9:44am

I'm not sure but I recently went to the Cliffs of Moher and the parking charges are disgraceful! I was tempted to just stop on the narrow road and leave it there.

eth0_ · 08-09-2008 9:45am

If it's land owned by Clare co co then afaik they are allowed to ticket you.

Having said that - 8 euro to park?!?!? We really do like to rip off tourists and milk them of absolutely every euro, ensuring they never come back here for a holiday, don't we.

MarkR · 08-09-2008 9:56am

JoeySully wrote: »

was out for a nice walk on the Cliffs of Moher yesterday - it was lovely but on approaching the car park there i saw a sign for 8 euro for cars and i said fek it im not paying that for 30 mins of parking. so headed up the road a bit and found entrance to a field with a gate outside it. i was well pulled in, no way was the car close to the double yellow lines and from what i could tell it was private property.

when i returned i found a parking ticket on my windscreen from Clare CC. there were 3 other cars parked there and all had received tickets.

so now i have a fine for 40 euro for parking my car on what i believe to be private property. and i don't really want to pay it
so are they allowed to give you a ticket for parking beond a yellow line ?

what happens if i dont pay the fine ?

Did you block the gate with your car?

Jack Bauer999 · 08-09-2008 9:57am

eth0_ wrote: »

If it's land owned by Clare co co then afaik they are allowed to ticket you.

Having said that - 8 euro to park?!?!? We really do like to rip off tourists and milk them of absolutely every euro, ensuring they never come back here for a holiday, don't we.

I was there at the weekend also and amazed at having to pay 8 euro to park.
I guess a lot of cars get tickets there otherwise no one would pay the 8 euro.

Run_to_da_hills · 08-09-2008 10:01am

I would have considered myself a regular to the Cliffs of Moher having lived in the Ennis region for 8 years, I would travel out there for Sunday a stroll have a coffee in the centre at least twice a year, Not any more.

They have destroyed this privilege for the locals as well as ripping off tourists. Anyone should now treat this place now as a once off advent, once bitten twice shy. I wouldn't be surprised if the Clare county council had cameras pointing down on the site where the OP got done, with the cash they are making they could well afford it.

Redderneck · 08-09-2008 10:17am

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I would have considered myself a regular to the Cliffs of Moher having lived in the Ennis region for 8 years, I would travel out there for Sunday a stroll have a coffee in the centre at least twice a year, Not any more.

They have destroyed this privilege for the locals as well as ripping off tourists. Anyone should now treat this place now as a once off advent, once bitten twice shy. I wouldn't be surprised if the Clare county council had cameras pointing down on the site where the OP got done.

I would be down that neck of the woods every month or so and have been for 10-12 years now. It was a regular Sat/Sun morning destination to blow the cobwebs from last night away. Spectacular spot. I visited the 'new' Cliffs once and once only. They will not be getting any of my money again. I know many who've taken a similar line. So for the sake of earning €8.00 once, they've lost whatever the cost of parking & coffee/tea for two x 10-15 visits p/annum, minimum, ongoing. Smart economics.

Apparently there are plans for a Park & Ride facility, based up the hill 'behind' Liscannor. Wonder what they'll charge for that, or will the village publicans/retailers have the cop on to subsidise it in return for the business opportunity it'll provide?

JoeySully · 08-09-2008 10:32am

MarkR wrote: »

Did you block the gate with your car?

ahem yes

but its a farmers gate not the Clare CC unless they are now storing round bales. i looked at the entrance when i pulled in and it didn't look well used. if the car was pulled out of there by a farmer i would have no probs with that its his property.

Run_to_da_hills · 08-09-2008 10:35am

JoeySully wrote: »

ahem yes but its a farmers gate not the Clare CC unless they are now storing round bales. i looked at the entrance when i pulled in and it didn't look well used. if the car was pulled out of there by a farmer i would have no probs with that its his property.

Im sure if the car was blocking the farmers gate he would be entitled to get the council to act on it. If I was the Farmer I would be on the gate myself with a bucket and charging cars e3 for the use of the field.:D

biko · 08-09-2008 11:11am

Well you can contest it in court and see what they say.
Let us know how you got on.

I can see why they fine people up at the cliffs since it's a popular spot for walking and leaving your car on the road. I used to go there loads a few years before they ruined it with concrete. Was 2 euro to park then iirc.

JoeySully · 08-09-2008 11:41am

biko wrote: »

Well you can contest it in court and see what they say.
Let us know how you got on.

I can see why they fine people up at the cliffs since it's a popular spot for walking and leaving your car on the road. I used to go there loads a few years before they ruined it with concrete. Was 2 euro to park then iirc.

well now i don't think im going to take a day off work to drive up to Clare to go to court - id pay the fine first, because i know that in court i would probably loose just to set example to other ppl.

i obviously know i shouldn't have parked there but its the fact that i wasn't on a public road that get me if the owner of the property had asked me to pay 3 euro then i would have done

the wardens are up there to keep the area safe as there are a lot of walkers in the area which i great but i wasn't causing an obstruction - i wasn't parked "ON" a double yellow line - i was parked inside it and i want even on public property.

Do i really have to go to court to appeal a ticket?

biko · 08-09-2008 11:46am

JoeySully wrote: »

Do i really have to go to court to appeal a ticket?

"You can also appeal against a parking ticket if you feel you have been fined unfairly. Take as much detail of the scene as you can (photographs, details of road markings, etc) and send them to the local authority traffic division with your parking ticket and a letter outlining your complaint". here

Parking ticket on a CLIFF!!

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