The abeyance in car parking enforcement at Dun Laoghaire Harbour on Dublin Bay has come to an abrupt end with plenty of fines issued in the past week throughout the Harbour.
The Harbour's new owners at County Hall are up and running with a new 'parking services' contractor and they are already making quite an impact.
Some of those that managed to park with impunity for nearly a year or more after it became known that the old Harbour Company was no longer enforcing the parking regs have been caught this July as new enforcement began.
Parking fine tickets were observed on car windscreens outside some yacht clubs and also at the town marina. Some cars had multiple tickets.
Tickets were also on cars parked at the marina roundabout area, where a 20 minute grace period is permitted. However, some vehicles parked there were also on the footpath, which is a separate parking offence.
The resumption in fines leaves a nasty surprise for some when they come ashore at Ireland's biggest boating centre.