Two drivers have accumulated parking fines exceeding €11,000 each in a single local authority area, reports Breaking News.
Fingal County Council revealed that 10 individuals collectively owed over €56,000 in unpaid parking penalties.
A list of the top 10 offenders, which was anonymized, showed that one person had outstanding fines amounting to €11,680, while another had accrued a total of €11,600, reports Breaking News.
However, motorists racking up thousands in unpaid parking fines is not unique to Fingal, as similar cases have occurred across Dublin.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council reported that 10 individuals in its jurisdiction owed amounts ranging from €2,000 to €8,000 in fines.
The worst offender in that region had unpaid parking tickets worth €7,640, followed closely by another with €7,520 in outstanding fines, reports Breaking News.
Last year, the council collected a total of €1.16 million in fines, achieving a payment rate of 84 percent.
In contrast, South Dublin County Council recorded a lower fine payment rate, with only 73 percent of tickets being settled.
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According to the council, the 10 worst offenders in its area had amassed approximately €42,000 in unpaid fines, reports Breaking News.
Among them, one driver owed €8,827, while another had accumulated fines totaling €7,245.
South Dublin County Council stated that it had collected around €361,000 in parking fines over the past year.
The council also explained that a private contractor is responsible for all parking-related services, including enforcement.
An official information note stated: “That contractor employs traffic wardens from Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6pm. For the most part, they patrol the pay and display areas in the villages around the county. They issue tickets in relation to illegal and offences contrary to … parking regulations,” reports Breaking News.
Fingal County Council reported that its collection rate for parking fines last year stood at 78 percent.
It confirmed that a total of €515,478 was gathered from fines in 2024, with pay-and-display schemes in place across all major towns under its jurisdiction.
A note said: “Parking wardens enforce pay parking and other parking regulations in all these areas. This includes identifying and ticketing illegally parked vehicles. There are currently [six] parking wardens in total for the county, with [two] parking wardens specifically allocated to patrol non-pay and Display locations for illegally parked vehicles,” reports Breaking News.
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