Clamping Statistics

January - December 2023

• Total number of Clamps (minus Invalids) : 44,169
• Total Number of Relocations : 9917
• Total Number of Removals : 1165
• Total Number of Scrapped Vehicles : 89
• Total Number of Illegally Removed Clamps : 3581
• Total Number of FPNs issued (minus Voided) : 18415

Top 10 Clamped Locations

• Ranelagh : 868
• Claredon Street : 707
• Mespil Road : 609
• Merrion Square South : 596
• South Circular Road : 545
• Merrion Square West : 489
• Waterloo Road : 446
• North Great George's Street : 411
• North Circular Road : 396
• Chelmsford Road : 392

Top 10 Offences

• No payment received for use of this parking bay
• Parking without a valid parking ticket / expired 10 min
• Parking/stopping a vehicle on clearway
• Unauthorised Parking in a Loading Bay/Private Vehicle
• Parking a vehicle on a footway
• Parking within 5 meters of a Road Junction
• Parking opposite a continuous white line
• Parking in a bus lane/during period of operation
• Parking on a double yellow line
• Parking in designated Taxi Area/Bus Stop

January - December 2022

• Total number of Clamps (minus Invalids) : 40,732

• Total Number of Relocations : 9,724

• Total Number of Removals : 1,185

• Total Number of Scrapped Vehicles : 111

• Total Number of Illegally Removed Clamps : 3,521

• Total Number of FPNs issued (minus Voided) : 10,740

Top 10 Clamped Locations

• Claredon Street : 771

• Mespil Road : 701

• South Circular Road : 607

• Chelmsford Road : 559

• Waterloo Road : 507

• North Great George's Street : 477

• Merrion Square South : 451

• Ranelagh : 430

• Castleforbes Road : 377

Top 10 Offences

• No payment received for use of this parking bay

• Parking/stopping a vehicle on clearway

• Parking without a valid parking ticket / expired 10 min

• Parking a vehicle on a footway

• Unauthorised Parking in a Loading Bay/Private Vehicle

• Parking within 5 meters of a Road Junction

• Parking opposite a continuous white line

• Parking in a bus lane/during period of operation

• Parking in designated Taxi Area/Bus Stop

• Parking on a double yellow line

January - December 2021 

• Total number of Clamps (Incl Warnings & Fixed Penalty Notices) 39,917
• Total Number of Appeals: 2,868
• Total Number of Appeals: Upheld  475

Top 10 Clamped Locations 

• Clarendon Street 
• South Circular Road 
• Chelmsford Road 
• Merrion Square South 
• Waterloo Road 
• Ranelagh 
• North Great George's Street 
• Merrion Square West 
• Mespil Road 
• Gardiner St Lower

Top 10 Offences 

• No payment received for use of this parking bay 
• Parking/stopping a vehicle on clearway 
• Parking without a valid parking ticket / expired 10 min 
• Parking a vehicle on a footway 
• Unauthorised Parking in a Loading Bay/Private Vehicle 
• Parking within 5 meters of a Road Junction 
• Parking on a double yellow line 
• Parking opposite a continuous white line 
• Parking in designated Taxi Area/Bus Stop 
• Maximum Allowed Stay in Loading Bay Exceeded 
  
   

Year End Figures ( January - December 31st 2020):

• Number of Clamps ( incl Warnings): 35,593
• Number of Relocations: 6,295
• Number of Removals: 494
• Number of Appeals: 2,450
• Number of Up Held Appeals: 444

Top 10 Clamped Locations:

• Clarendon Street
• South Circular Road
• Chelmsford Road
• Ranelagh
• Capel Street
• Merrion Square South
• Williams Street South
• Commons Street
• Parnell Street
• Waterloo Road

Top 10 Offences

• No payment received for use of this parking bay
• Parking/stopping a vehicle on clearway
• Parking without a valid parking ticket / expired 10 min
• Unauthorised Parking in a Loading Bay/Private Vehicle
• Parking a vehicle on a footway
• Parking within 5 meters of a Road Junction
• No Valid Paid Parking
• Parking in a bus lane/during period of operation
• Parking in designated Taxi Area/Bus Stop
• Parking on a double yellow line