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Cross border drivers' £1.1m bill | |
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Drivers from the Republic of Ireland have chalked up nearly 20,000 unpaid fines in Northern Ireland, says the Department of Regional Development. | |
About 18,898 fines are unpaid which amounts to an estimated bill of £1.1m. | |
As the value of sterling falls and more people from the Republic come to shop in Northern Ireland, fines have soared. | |
In May, figures revealed that 12,000 people from the Republic of Ireland owed parking fines, now that total is closer to 20,000. | |
A spokesperson from the Roads Service said they could not access details for vehicles from the Republic of Ireland. | |
Roads Service has been working with the vehicle licensing authorities on both sides of the border to try and resolve this matter," he said. | |
The figures were released in response to an assembly question from Simon Hamilton, DUP. |