Cork City Council phone in parking scheme ‘deficient’

Deficiencies in Cork City Council’s operation of a park-by-phone scheme have been criticised in a new report by a spending watchdog of local authorities.

A report from the Local Government Audit Service found the council had failed to implement any means to independently verify the amount paid by motorists using the service, which is collected by a private company.

It also revealed Cork City Council has been outsourcing the service to the private company without a formal contract being put in place. The service, run by Park Magic, enables motorists to pay for parking by using their mobile phone.