Dramatic surge in fines for illegal parking in Cork in 2016

There has been a dramatic rise in penalties for illegal parking in Cork City, with a 37% increase in the number of parking fines handed out by traffic wardens last year.

New figures provided by Cork City Council show a total of 37,313 parking tickets were issued during 2016 — an increase of more than 10,000 on the previous year.

An average of 102 motorists were fined for a parking offence each day last year compared to just 75 in 2015.