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Non Payment of Parking Fines

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  • 03-02-2010 4:48pm
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    KLG
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    Hi All, looking for some advise. Have parking fine outstanding for ages its now €500.00 I owe to the Guards but dont have it. Can they lock me up for it or whats the usual story.
    Thanks


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    IrishTonyO
    Registered Users Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭IrishTonyO


    Parking fines

    A system of fixed charge parking fines for illegal parking and non-payment of parking fees has been in place throughout Ireland since April 2006. A list of the fixed charge offenses is available here. Fines are issued by the Gardai and by traffic wardens. The parking ticket contains the following details: a reference number, the location of the offence, the registration number of the car, the amount of the fine and the date and time the ticket was issued. Most traffic wardens use a handheld computerised device to issue tickets and the local authority keeps a record of all tickets issued in a main database. Using this database, the local authority can find out how many parking fines a particular individual has accumulated.
    Under this system, if you receive a parking fine, you must pay the fine to the traffic division of your local authority within a period of 28 days from the date of the fixed charge notice. If you fail to pay within the allotted 28 days, the charge increases by 50 per cent. If the fine is still unpaid after a further 28 days, court proceedings are initiated. Furthermore, if you are convicted of parking dangerously will receive 5 penalty points and a court fine. Read more about penalty points for driving offences here.


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