Traffic wardens in Cobh unable to enforce parking limits due to 'technical issues'

Handheld machines not programmed to detect breaches of 30-minute ‘quick turnover zones’ introduced in Cobh last summer, council heard

A senior council official has admitted there is a 'programming issue' with the handheld detection devices carried by traffic wardens in the town, which is the country’s premier destination for cruise liners and attracts thousands of other visitors during the peak season. Picture: Larry Cummins

Traffic wardens in a premier tourist town cannot enforce short-term parking limits because their handheld machines have not been programmed to detect breaches of 30-minute ‘quick turnover zones’ which were introduced last summer.

One car owner has managed to park in Cobh, Co Cork, for weeks and cannot be touched, unless the gardaí intervene and take them to task as their insurance disc is apparently out of date.