Surge in fines for parking in cycle lanes

Last year saw a surge in tickets issued to motorists who parked in cycle lanes in Cork City, figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have shown.

Cork City Council issued 88 tickets to motorists for parking in a cycle lane last year — more than the previous four years combined.

While Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council said it issued 497 fixed charged notices for the same offence between 2009 and 2014, similar requests to councils in Dublin City, Fingal, Galway City and Limerick City and County revealed that none of these local authorities issued fines for this reason over the same period.