Parking laws unenforceable in four towns

PARKING restrictions in certain areas of four Northern Ireland towns are unenforceable as laws allowing tickets to be issued have not yet been signed off.

The Department for Infrastructure confirmed areas of Cookstown, Magherafelt, Dungannon and Comber do not have the necessary laws in place to allow parking wardens to dish out tickets.

Asked for the exact locations, the department did not respond.

It was revealed earlier this week that parking restrictions in a new public realm scheme in Cookstown can not be enforced as the laws had not been signed off.

Instead officials are asking the public to abide by the times stated on signage in the areas.

Asked if any other areas were affected, the Department for Infrastructure said a parking and waiting scheme, also in Cookstown, and in place since October 2017, did not have the necessary laws in place.

“A similar legislative process is also under way for parking changes that have been made following Public Realm Schemes in Magherafelt and Dungannon,” a statement from the department said.

“The Department is also currently considering an objection in respect of a Comber scheme.”

Asked if it could specify the locations in the towns, officials did not respond.