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Car parking charge at Tullan

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    sligogringo
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭sligogringo


    OP you are right - poor facilities, now they just see a revenue stream...and €2 is not cheap either.

    I discussed this issue with a friend of mine who had recently returned from Australia - he told me what the aussies did when the council installed parking meters at a certain local surfing break...they would constantly jam the coin slot with bars of surf wax so nobody could use the machines, eventually the council just gave up.

    Obviously I don't condone such behaviour...but i'm just sayin!


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    AnonymousPrime
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭AnonymousPrime


    sligogringo wrote: »

    Obviously I don't condone such behaviour...but i'm just sayin!

    Ordinarily I would totally condone such a behavior, but I think €2 is quite reasonable. And the flat fee means you won't have to be rushing out of the water to feed the meter.


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    xxyyzz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭xxyyzz


    AnonymousPrime wrote: »
    Ordinarily I would totally condone such a behavior, but I think €2 is quite reasonable.

    Only if they re-invest the takings back into the place.


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    dave_brent
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭dave_brent


    exactly, all monies generated from this should go directly to the area...


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    I dont know
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭I dont know


    If the money raised is used to provide facilities, it wouldn't be the worst thing, but it probably wont be.
    I just see this as a way of taxing surfers.


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    AnonymousPrime
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭AnonymousPrime


    Read the article. The money will be used to re-coup council losses because the government has started taxing their current setup


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    Low Pockets
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭Low Pockets


    Iv heard they've given parking permits to the image conscious locals.....


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    rodento
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento


    AnonymousPrime wrote: »
    Read the article. The money will be used to re-coup council losses because the government has started taxing their current setup

    Get your facts right, a private car park operator took the government to the european court over the fact that the county councils don't pay vat on parking fees. He won is case and the county councils are forced to pay vat on parking and other income they generate


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    AnonymousPrime
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭AnonymousPrime


    rodento wrote: »
    Get your facts right, a private car park operator took the government to the european court over the fact that the county councils don't pay vat on parking fees. He won is case and the county councils are forced to pay vat on parking and other income they generate

    I had my facts right and I repeat:
    AnonymousPrime wrote: »
    The money will be used to re-coup council losses because the government has started taxing their current setup

    Where is the problem with that?


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