The standard €19 parking fine will more than double to €40 from next Monday, under a new national directive from the Department of Transport.
As well as the increase in the standard fine, the fine for parking illegally in a disabled spot is going up from €19 to €80. The fine for parking in a clearway will increase from €25 to €40, as will the fine for parking in a bus lane. But the fine for failure to display a valid tax disc will stay at €60.
However, instead of a once-off "on the spot" penalty, fines not paid within 28 days will increase by 50 per cent, bringing the standard parking ticket to €60 and the disabled space fine to €120. Failure to pay after a further 28 days will result in an automatic court summons.
Local authorities were informed of the changes by the Department of Transport in the last few weeks.
