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| New traffic enforcers hit streets | New traffic enforcers hit streets |
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| A new breed of high-tech parking enforcers are hitting Northern Ireland's streets. | A new breed of high-tech parking enforcers are hitting Northern Ireland's streets. |
| Responsibility for on-street parking enforcement has moved from the police to the Department for Regional Development. | Responsibility for on-street parking enforcement has moved from the police to the Department for Regional Development. |
| The DRD has awarded the contract to enforce the parking rules to NCP, which is deploying 110 traffic attendants. | The DRD has awarded the contract to enforce the parking rules to NCP, which is deploying 110 traffic attendants. |
| Fines are doubling to £60 and hand-held computers will let traffic attendants know who is a persistent offender. | Fines are doubling to £60 and hand-held computers will let traffic attendants know who is a persistent offender. |
| These cars will be clamped, or if causing an obstruction in places like an urban clearway, towed away. | These cars will be clamped, or if causing an obstruction in places like an urban clearway, towed away. |
| But for the motorist who picks up a ticket and pays within a fortnight, the fine is reduced to £30. | But for the motorist who picks up a ticket and pays within a fortnight, the fine is reduced to £30. |
| Roads Minister David Cairns said the policy was "pro car". | Roads Minister David Cairns said the policy was "pro car". |
| "So, for drivers who currently park properly, this new system means that little will change," he said. | "So, for drivers who currently park properly, this new system means that little will change," he said. |
| "However, those people who park illegally will be much less likely to get away with it. | "However, those people who park illegally will be much less likely to get away with it. |
| The new-look traffic law enforcers | The new-look traffic law enforcers |
| "Our aim is to reduce illegal parking, reduce traffic congestion, improve road safety and make roads more accessible to all users." | "Our aim is to reduce illegal parking, reduce traffic congestion, improve road safety and make roads more accessible to all users." |
| The new traffic attendants will only enforce parking and waiting restrictions. | The new traffic attendants will only enforce parking and waiting restrictions. |
| They will not have any responsibility for directing traffic as traffic wardens did in the past. Responsibility for traffic directions remains with the police. | They will not have any responsibility for directing traffic as traffic wardens did in the past. Responsibility for traffic directions remains with the police. |
| NCP has said its new attendants will not be paid according to the number of tickets they issue. | NCP has said its new attendants will not be paid according to the number of tickets they issue. |
| If a vehicle is clamped, the motorist will have to pay £40 for the removal of the clamp as well as the cost of the parking ticket. | If a vehicle is clamped, the motorist will have to pay £40 for the removal of the clamp as well as the cost of the parking ticket. |
| If a vehicle is removed the motorist will have to pay a £105 fee to recover it, as well as the parking fine and a storage cost of £12 per day. | If a vehicle is removed the motorist will have to pay a £105 fee to recover it, as well as the parking fine and a storage cost of £12 per day. |
| Drivers who feel they have been treated unfairly can appeal to the Roads Service or an independent adjudicator. | Drivers who feel they have been treated unfairly can appeal to the Roads Service or an independent adjudicator. |