More than 125,800 parking tickets were issued across Northern Ireland in 2011, according to Department of Regional Development figures.
The high figures in some urban areas add weight to claims by business representatives that aggressive ticketing meant to improve traffic flow is driving customers away.They show that £36.1m was paid for parking enforcement and car-park services contract with NSL (formerly NCP) since October 2006 against £22.5m raised by parking tickets.
As well as the cost to businesses and ticketed drivers, parking enforcement is also coming at a high price for local taxpayers.
Some towns were hit with thousands of tickets as a penalty for illegal parking, while drivers in other areas can relax in what appear to be ticket-free zones.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17608645
