Retail NI has described as ‘staggering’ that nearly 111,000 Parking and Bus Lane fines have been issued between January and September of this year.
The Department for Infrastructure published the figures this week.
Retail NI Chief Executive Glyn Roberts said: ”These statistics are simply staggering”
“110,689 parking and bus fines handed out to motorists in our town and city centres is having a clear and negative impact on shoppers and our members”
“Retail NI has consistently hit out at the this over-zealous fining policy and the negative message it sends out to shoppers who use their cars. The only winners from this are the large out of town supermarkets, who have free car parking and no traffic attendents”
“We want to see sensible and fair enforcement of car parking and bus lanes and an end to this current excessive strategy. We will be pressing the Department for Infrastructure to urgently review their car parking and bus lane enforcement policy”
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