Cork's South Mall still country’s top parking fine blackspot

The number of motorists caught parking illegally in Cork city fell by 4.2% last year, although the South Mall remains the country’s top blackspot for catching illegally parked motorists.

New figures provided by Cork City Council show the city’s 15 traffic wardens issued a total of 35,764 parking tickets across the city during 2017 — a daily average of 98 fines.

The number of fines issued to offending motorists last year is 1,549 fewer than 2016 when a record 37,313 tickets were handed out.