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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. | 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. | 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. | As the value of sterling falls and more people from the Republic come to shop in Northern Ireland, fines have soared. |
| However, last week government estimates suggested that shoppers from the Republic of Ireland had spent £500m in Northern Ireland in the last year. | |
| In May, figures revealed that 12,000 people from the Republic of Ireland owed parking fines, now that total is closer to 20,000. | 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. | 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. | 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. | The figures were released in response to an assembly question from Simon Hamilton, DUP. |