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15/02/2018
Almost Half Of All Parking Tickets Issued In Belfast
Almost 27,000 penalty charge notices (PCNs) were issued in the three months to December 2017, according to the latest figures from the Department of Infrastructure.
The tickets were issued for on-street parking offences, with some 48% issued in Belfast.
For off-street parking offences, a total of 10,016 PCNs were issued, with 13% (1,317) issued in Belfast and just 2% (217) in Antrim and Newtownabbey.
Other statistics include:
• Bus lanes and bus-only streets: 5,451 PCNs were issued for moving traffic offences in Greater Belfast. Almost four out of five of these contraventions occurred at three locations: Donegall Square East (38%), Great Victoria Street (25%) and College Square East (15%).
Looking at 2017 as a whole, 94,542 on-street offence PCNs were issued, an increase of 11% from 2016 (84,876). 44% of PCNs were issued in Belfast, compared with 41% in 2016.
The full list of figures is available on the Dept for Infrastructure website.
(MH/LM)
The tickets were issued for on-street parking offences, with some 48% issued in Belfast.
For off-street parking offences, a total of 10,016 PCNs were issued, with 13% (1,317) issued in Belfast and just 2% (217) in Antrim and Newtownabbey.
Other statistics include:
• Bus lanes and bus-only streets: 5,451 PCNs were issued for moving traffic offences in Greater Belfast. Almost four out of five of these contraventions occurred at three locations: Donegall Square East (38%), Great Victoria Street (25%) and College Square East (15%).
Looking at 2017 as a whole, 94,542 on-street offence PCNs were issued, an increase of 11% from 2016 (84,876). 44% of PCNs were issued in Belfast, compared with 41% in 2016.
The full list of figures is available on the Dept for Infrastructure website.
(MH/LM)
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