They can stop you parking anywhere if you are going to cause an obstruction or endanger other road users, even outside your own house. You have no automatic right to park anywhere on any public road. You have the right to enter, pass along and exit it.I didnt think that they could restrict parking on a public road with no yellow lines.......could be wrong
Thanks Purple
Have heard lots of people complaining in Portersgate about cars causing obstructions especially if the place is already full up and people are running late for the train. I think abandoning rather than parking was mentioned LOL
I'd heard/read that the bad parking was restricting access to the estate for bin lorries and by extension emergency vehicles - ie fire brigade couldn't fit down the road due to parking.
I'd heard/read that the bad parking was restricting access to the estate for bin lorries and by extension emergency vehicles - ie fire brigade couldn't fit down the road due to parking. Maybe garda in question had been listening to people tell him what you told him for last hour or so . . . . maybe all those people weren't telling the truth. Not an excuse but y'know. . .
Or parking there for the day while you use the luas to go to work. Thats why the security guards ask. Ive seen cars clamped in the square regularly since the luas opened.I recently had a similar situation when going to the Square in Tallaght one morning. Security there stopping everyone asking where are you going?
eh... Shopping!!!
Arriving soon at Lidl... the 'Dummy Baby/Car Seat' combo. Suits access to multi-occupancy vehicle express lanes and Dublin 15 housing estates alike.
I still think it is a bit much to be haressed in this manner while going about your daily business.. If long term parking is an issue by all means clamp.
That's exactly my question - I certainly support the idea of invigilating parking restrictions where these apply eg. double yellow lines, driveways or where a special restriction (football match, half marathons or whatever) is in place. But to prevent people parking legally or even simply entering what I assume to be a public road is bizarre. There was one Garda jeep, two officers on foot and a bike - ironically I thought they were there to help with the traffic flow but actually they were contributing to the delay by demanding an explanation from each driver making the turn.If the estate is a public place then why would any member of the public need a reason to go anywhere inside of there in public ? And how can a guard stop you driving into a public place? Under what powers ?
if I ask nicely ?one Garda jeep, two officers on foot and a bike
I was brusquely told "I expect to see you coming back out shortly then."
It would be interesting to say to one of these gardaí "I am going into this estate in order to park legally on the public road before taking the train into town" and see what they would say.
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