Clamping regime is killing the commercial heart of city
This system is a typical example of “using a sledgehammer to crack a nut”. Apparently it stems back to early last year when the Auditor General, in his wisdom, decided that if it is good enough for Dublin, it will work in other cities and could help recoup some of the £6m (7.6m) in unpaid parking fines the State has somehow failed to follow up.
In zealously implementing this, Cork City Council shows total disregard to the importance of attracting new enterprise to the city. Along with traffic nightmares such as the Cork Main Drainage project, their severe parking regime is decimating our commercial environment. James O’Sullivan of Cork Business Association is 100% correct in saying James O’Sullivan of Cork Business Association is 100% correct in saying Instead of the quick clamp and automatic car confiscation scheme, the council should employ more wardens and deploy more traffic gardaí for a more discretionary and flexible service.
