Clamping Statistics

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January-December 2024

  • Total number of Clamps (minus Invalids) : 45,636
  • Total Number of Relocations : 10,403
  • Total Number of Removals : 1,122
  • Total Number of Scrapped Vehicles : 97
  • Total Number of Illegally Removed Clamps : 3,704
  • Total Number of FPNs issued (minus Voided) : 19,507

 

Top 10 Clamped Locations

Row Labels

Count of Location

MERRION SQUARE SOUTH D2

704

CLARENDON STREET

693

SOUTH CIRCULAR ROAD D8

677

MESPIL ROAD D4

616

NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD

572

MERRION SQUARE WEST

531

RANELAGH

518

WATERLOO ROAD D4

514

CHELMSFORD ROAD D6

444

NORTH GREAT GEORGE'S STREET D1

438

 

Top 10 Clamp Offences

Row Labels

Count of Offence

No payment received for use of this parking bay

18602

Parking without a valid parking ticket / expired 10 min

6539

Parking/stopping a vehicle on clearway

5013

Unauthorised Parking in a Loading Bay/Private Vehicle

3196

Parking opposite a continuous white line

2483

Parking within 5 meters of a Road Junction

2074

Parking a vehicle on a footway

1778

Parking in a bus lane/during period of operation

1674

Parking on a double yellow line

1163

Parking in designated Taxi Area/Bus Stop

763

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