[Article] Pay and Display on the way - Page 13

ThomasJ · 15-11-2008, 18:17

just passed coolmine and the car park is packed! Obviously to do with the rugby at croke park. A nice little sum for the operators!

Trampas · 25-11-2008, 14:31

I noticed in Maynooth that if you place a IR high Viz jacket on your steering wheel that you don't have to pay for parking.

This is outside the normal staff parking spots.

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chris · 27-11-2008, 22:56

Have seen similar on eBay for NIR high-visibility jackets

of course, NIR have a good record in providing free, surfaced parking

chipper · 01-12-2008, 13:09

...a lovely white, slippery car park. I found it difficult to see the markings for the parking spaces and running to the ticket machine was a big no-no. You'd think that three months of parking charges would have raised enough for a bag of salt.

plant43 · 10-12-2008, 16:15

So it seems like they are now clamping illegally parked cars. In newbridge a certain amount of illegal parking was tolerated but this doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

Colm Moore · 10-12-2008, 17:15

By illegal, do you mean nuisance parking - double yellow lines, entrances, taking up two spaces, etc.?

Mark Hennessy · 10-12-2008, 17:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Victor

By illegal, do you mean nuisance parking - double yellow lines, entrances, taking up two spaces, etc.?

What we have seen is that this is the case except the clampers are only clamping some illegally parked cars but not others.

Thomas Ralph · 10-12-2008, 19:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Hennessy

What we have seen is that this is the case except the clampers are only clamping some illegally parked cars but not others.

No different than DCC then.

plant43 · 10-12-2008, 22:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Victor

By illegal, do you mean nuisance parking - double yellow lines, entrances, taking up two spaces, etc.?

Parking in a yellow box. In this case it wasn't exactly nuisance parking - they weren't taking up two spaces and they weren't blocking anyone's way.

Mark Gleeson · 05-01-2009, 10:45

Arrived into Thurles over Christmas and to my surprise NCPS have arrived and pay parking is in place since December 8th (nice date to pick given traditional travel patterns

)

The town side car park was redone recently but the Semple Stadium side is still as it was, don't think there is any CCTV

Curiously Irish Rail never mentioned Thurles, its not listed on the website either

tigger1962 · 12-03-2009, 20:32

looks like We'll have to use the car park... local residents are now threatening people who park outside houses.. one person was told that the resident would set fire to the car if they parked there again another came back to find the car damaged with scratches... no wonder Dundalk is known as El Paso...

roamling · 30-03-2009, 14:49

At Rush and Lusk car park lots of cars are parked outside the car park now, that means on the footpath, at the edge of fields and so one. I wonder how long this will go one before NCPS puts a ticket machine there or the local authorities will step in. In general its a mess because all NCPS cares about is the money they collect. There is no service they provide, for example monitoring the car park and keep the parking in order (I am lucky to get there in the morning and I can pick a space were I wont be parked in in the afternoon).

The other thing is that there is no option to pay with a credit card, even this is mentioned on the signs highlighting the so called "terms and conditions". I rang NCPS some months ago - all I got was "it will come soon". So I have to keep a set of coins at all times which is a joke. And of course Irish Rail takes no responsibility in all that...

Colm Moore · 30-03-2009, 20:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by roamling

The other thing is that there is no option to pay with a credit card,

Is paying €2 meaningful with a credit card?

Thomas Ralph · 30-03-2009, 21:03

Maybe not, but €8 probably is. And it's available at most other stations.

roamling · 31-03-2009, 11:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas Ralph

Maybe not, but €8 probably is. And it's available at most other stations.

agree, thats what I was referring to. I should be able to use my credit card. If I don't have enough coins I need to go for the more expensive option of €2 a day or in case I don't have any coins then ... trouble.

I also think that if NCPS insist on us following all the rules for the parking they should provide all the services they promise on the "terms of use" board (Nobody can clamp them for not providing a service but we get clamped for not paying... UNFAIR!)

Thomas Ralph · 31-03-2009, 15:39

If NCPS doesn't abide by the terms of the contract, you can sue them for the return of your €2 per day.

roamling · 31-03-2009, 20:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas Ralph

If NCPS doesn't abide by the terms of the contract, you can sue them for the return of your €2 per day.

I would love to ... seriously... I think this might be a breach of contract (unless they change the sign stating the terms of use... further input on that is appreciated). I think this whole park and display issue is a total disaster for Irish Rail. They get the lower end of the revenue and all the bad publicity.

Mark Gleeson · 01-04-2009, 08:15

I'm sure they have themselves covered since the credit card is a 3rd party provided service for which they cannot be held responsible for

roamling · 09-04-2009, 15:14

some update on that: credit card payment is available in Rush/Lusk now

01-12-2008, 13:09	#245
chipper Regular Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 39	Today for your €2 you get... ...a lovely white, slippery car park. I found it difficult to see the markings for the parking spaces and running to the ticket machine was a big no-no. You'd think that three months of parking charges would have raised enough for a bag of salt.

10-12-2008, 17:15	#247
Colm Moore Local Liaison Officer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,442	By illegal, do you mean nuisance parking - double yellow lines, entrances, taking up two spaces, etc.? __________________

05-01-2009, 10:45	#251
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	Arrived into Thurles over Christmas and to my surprise NCPS have arrived and pay parking is in place since December 8th (nice date to pick given traditional travel patterns ) The town side car park was redone recently but the Semple Stadium side is still as it was, don't think there is any CCTV Curiously Irish Rail never mentioned Thurles, its not listed on the website either __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know

12-03-2009, 20:32	#252
tigger1962 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kilcurry Posts: 501	dundalk parking looks like We'll have to use the car park... local residents are now threatening people who park outside houses.. one person was told that the resident would set fire to the car if they parked there again another came back to find the car damaged with scratches... no wonder Dundalk is known as El Paso...

01-04-2009, 08:15	#259
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	I'm sure they have themselves covered since the credit card is a 3rd party provided service for which they cannot be held responsible for __________________ Unhappy with new timetable - let us know

15-11-2008, 18:17	#241
ThomasJ Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clonsilla Posts: 2,812	just passed coolmine and the car park is packed! Obviously to do with the rugby at croke park. A nice little sum for the operators!

25-11-2008, 14:31	#242
Trampas Really Regular Poster Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 242	I noticed in Maynooth that if you place a IR high Viz jacket on your steering wheel that you don't have to pay for parking. This is outside the normal staff parking spots.

27-11-2008, 22:56	#244
chris Regular Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 131	Have seen similar on eBay for NIR high-visibility jackets of course, NIR have a good record in providing free, surfaced parking

10-12-2008, 16:15	#246
plant43 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 278	So it seems like they are now clamping illegally parked cars. In newbridge a certain amount of illegal parking was tolerated but this doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

30-03-2009, 14:49	#253
roamling Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lusk Posts: 112	At Rush and Lusk car park lots of cars are parked outside the car park now, that means on the footpath, at the edge of fields and so one. I wonder how long this will go one before NCPS puts a ticket machine there or the local authorities will step in. In general its a mess because all NCPS cares about is the money they collect. There is no service they provide, for example monitoring the car park and keep the parking in order (I am lucky to get there in the morning and I can pick a space were I wont be parked in in the afternoon). The other thing is that there is no option to pay with a credit card, even this is mentioned on the signs highlighting the so called "terms and conditions". I rang NCPS some months ago - all I got was "it will come soon". So I have to keep a set of coins at all times which is a joke. And of course Irish Rail takes no responsibility in all that...

30-03-2009, 21:03	#255
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	Maybe not, but €8 probably is. And it's available at most other stations.

31-03-2009, 15:39	#257
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	If NCPS doesn't abide by the terms of the contract, you can sue them for the return of your €2 per day.

09-04-2009, 15:14	#260
roamling Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lusk Posts: 112	some update on that: credit card payment is available in Rush/Lusk now

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