Naas Gardaí on Mountain Bikes spot cheeky driver parked in disabled bay-to use the ATM

By Kim O'Leary

Naas Gardaí fined a motorist yesterday after they brazenly parked in a disabled bay parking space outside Bank of Ireland on Main Street in Naas Town-all to use the ATM to get out their cash, but the driver wasn't exactly 'banking' on the Gardaí to be patrolling nearby on their Mountain bikes!

 Naas Gardaí on Mountain Bike Patrol spotted the Volvo jeep parked in the disabled bay right outside the Bank of Ireland branch on Main Street in Naas town, and the driver had no permit for the vehicle to be legally parked in the bay and he was given a fine.

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Naas Gardaí tweeted to say:  "Driver will have to go back to the ATM because FCPN issued, penalty €150  fine."  According to new legislation, the  €150 fee is to paid within 28 days, €225 is to paid within the next 28 days and a summons will be  issued if the fine is not paid within 56 days.

As part of an ongoing operation titled 'Operation Enable', Gardaí across the country are trying to clamp down on drivers who are illegally parking in disabled spaces without the required permits, making life much more difficult for those who need to park in the designated spaces.