Gardai Parking Restrictions

If residents were being locked into their driveways in the morning, they probably complained bitterly and constantly to the Gardai. Who can blame them? I was told that the Gardai no longer have a tow truck so they can't physically move these vehicles! The 'official' clamping company have a tow truck but only available at certain hours of the day and never at night. What if a family has an emergency and comes out of their house to find some idiot has blocked their car in?

I'd imagine tempers are running very high on this estate at the moment and the Gardai had an earful. However that doesn't explain the attitude. It sounds like the particular Garda was treating everyone as an offender. Maybe we should look at where creches are given planning permission. A busy estate, and certainly a cul de sac, is not an ideal location.
 
car said:
Or parking there for the day while you use the luas to go to work. Thats why the security guards ask. Ive seen cars clamped in the square regularly since the luas opened.
The surrounding estates in springfield were supposed to have disc parking for same reasons but I dont think it was ever brought in.
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AFAIK there's a 3 hour max parking allowed in the Square hence the clamping. They check reg nos regularly and anyone exceeding the time limit can be clamped. It is definitely in force at week-ends.

Quite a number of areas on the luas route are suffering long stay parking and the problem will probably be addressed as the situation worsens.
 
While I can understand the issues in the Square between the Luas & the hospital... Clamping after 3 hours is crazy. There is many a day I have spent more than 3 hours there.
 
What if you do a bit of shopping, go see a film in UCI and maybe a McDonalds? Thats easily 3+ hours gone?
 
Well the OP is not talking about a private car park such as The Square. The post is about parking legally on a public street.
 
But the same question applies....
If you are doing nothing illegal have you not got the right to go about your business without being interrogated?
 
Of course. My point is that as The Square is a private car park they can probably legally enforce a 3-hour rule, whereas this is not generally possible on a public street.
 
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