Disc parking
Disc parking operates in built-up areas to restrict parking during certain times of the day. You will see the regulatory sign and information plate pictured below in areas covered by disc parking. When you park, you must buy a disc for a set period of time and leave the parking space by the time this period ends. You must not park again in the same street within one hour of leaving a disc-parking space. The restriction does not apply to a vehicle displaying a parking permit for a person with a disability.
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Clamping or removing vehicles
Some local authorities have introduced systems to combat illegal parking. If your vehicle or electric scooter is parked illegally, a clamp may be fixed to a wheel, or your vehicle or electric scooter may be towed to another place and have a clamp attached there, or your vehicle or electric scooter could be removed and locked up in a vehicle pound. You must then pay a fee to remove the clamp or have your vehicle or electric scooter returned to you.
Dangerous parking
If you park in a way that is likely to cause danger to other road users, for example, if it forces a pedestrian out onto the roadway, a Garda can decide that you have committed an offence of dangerous parking, for which you may be liable to a fixed charge of €80 and up to 5 penalty points.