Clamping now in operation at busy Waterford car park as drivers warned of €150 fines

Clamping is now in operation at a busy car park in Waterford city, with drivers being warned of the potential for €150 fines.

Parking enforcement has begun at the Ardkeen Retail Park in Farronshoneen, where Tesco, B&Q and Costa Coffee are located.

Signs have recently been erected in the car park which state that the car park is for customer parking only.

They further state that a maximum stay of three hours is permitted.

The signs list the various penalties that drivers whose vehicles are clamped may be subject to.

There are enforcement fees of €125 for clamp release, €150 for on-site relocation and clamp release and €150 for the off-site relocation to a pound.

The storage of a vehicle in the off-site pound will come with a further penalty of €50 per day.

Drivers have also been warned that if they remove a clamp without authorisation, their vehicles will be towed.

The parking management system is being enforced by Apcoa Services.

Apcoa is responsible for enforcement in a number of large car parks across the country, including in many train stations.