Construction Workers Outside

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Via RTE:

Construction workers are using their equipment to remove parking clamps according to a Dublin City Council report.

Foot patrols to increase the use of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) is being recommended as a way of reducing the removal of clamps known as “Code Blacks” .

The report said that Castleforbes Street in the north inner city had the highest incidence of ‘Code Blacks’ with a total of 43 between February and November last year and including 14 in September alone.

Other streets with high rates of Code Blacks were Mount Street Upper, Sheriff Street Upper and South Circular Road.

The use of FPNs was introduced as a more effective deterrent than clamping last June for six specified offences including parking on a footpath, a bus lane or cycle track.

Another 17 offences were added last October “to address areas of concern particularly around construction sites“.

Construction workers use equipment to remove clamps, Dublin City Council reports (RTE)

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11 thoughts on “Construction Workers Outside

  1. Zaccone

    Removing DCC clamps is a bit silly. If they catch you a second time and you’re on their books as having escaped the first clamp they just have you towed and you have to pay for both.

    The private car park clamps on the other hand… Theres absolutely no point in paying to have them removed. A lockpick or some light tools and they’re off in a jiffy with no repercussions whatsoever.

    1. Micko

      Totally, don’t mess with the DCC ones. But the private ones are fair game.

      I have a bolt cutters in the boot. I believe if you don’t damage the clamp and just cut a single link in the chain you should be grand.

  2. Paulus

    Construction lads feel they’ve a right
    To park the Passat by the site.
    If it’s clamped when they find ‘er
    And one suggests grinder
    His mate might faint with the fright.

  3. Termagant

    Apropos of nothing Lidl sometimes have these nifty little cordless angle grinders in, very handy on occasion

  4. theo kretschmar schuldorff

    Garda foot patrols to reduce incidences of code blacks?
    How about Garda foot patrols to reduce crime. In general.
    No danger of bumping into a Guard while you’re out doing yiz’r crimes, whatever they may be.

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