Armagh and Newry are among the worst areas in Northern Ireland for receiving parking tickets, it has been revealed.
The two county Armagh areas sit atop an undesirable league table for Parking Charge Notices (PCNs), alongside Belfast Derry/Londonderry, Lisburn and Newry.
The statistics, issued by the Department for Infrastructure, show that 17,486 PCNs were issued for off-street parking in the first half of 2017, while a staggering 43,493 were issued for on-street parking.
Belfast saw 18,127 tickets issued followed a by Newry with 3,612. Derry/Londonderry came in third at 2,828 with Lisburn next on 1,632.
Armagh and Portadown make the top seven with 1,493 and 1,032 respectively. Enniskillen is sandwiched in there with 1,129.
There was some good news to come from today’s statistics as both Richhill and Tandragee avoided any tickets.
However, that should come as no coincidence given that traffic wardens were removed from those areas in January after it was revealed too few parking tickets were issued subsequently.
Below is a breakdown for the whole of Northern Ireland:
Antrim – 204
Armagh – 1493
Ballycastle – 55
Ballyclare – 54
Ballymena – 1366
Ballymoney – 251
Ballynahinch – 223
Banbridge – 684
Bangor – 1,294
Broughshane – 2
Bushmills – 20
Carrickfergus – 435
Castlederg – 6
Clogher – 19
Coleraine – 749
Comber – 10
Cookstown – 580
Crossgar – 7
Crumlin – 12
Donaghadee- 27
Downpatrick – 340
Dromore (Down) – 15
Dundonald – 241
Dungannon – 411
Dungiven – 2
Dunmurry – 8
Enniskillen – 1129
Fivemiletown – 14
Garvagh – 2
Giants Causeway – 64
Glenavy – 2
Hillsborough – 275
Holywood – 419
Irvinestown – 31
Keady – 3
Kilkeel – 80
Killyleagh – 1
Kilrea – 16
Larne – 227
Limavady – 224
Lisburn – 1632
Lisnaskea – 26
Lurgan – 680
Maghera – 58
Magherafelt – 399
Markethill – 2
Millisle – 1
Moira – 129
Moy – 8
Newcastle – 1099
Newtownabbey – 248
Newtownards – 673
Omagh – 1024
Portadown – 1032
Portavogie – 1
Portglenone – 6
Portrush – 132
Portstewart – 81
Randalstown – 54
Rathfriland – 10
Saintfield – 13
Strabane – 464
Toome – 1
Warrenpoint – 157
