REVEALED: The amount of clamping fees imposed at Waterford train station

Almost €200,000 was raised from clamping of motorists at railway stations in Ireland last year, figures released by Irish Rail have shown, with Waterford having one of the lowest figures for fines imposed. 

A total of €600.00 was paid at Waterford Train Station, with just 12 cars clamped there in 2022. 

This is well below figures at most other stations. 

Motorists can also appeal against the clamping and fees, with 260 successful appeals nationally in 2022. 

So far in 2023, two cars have been clamped in Waterford, with charges of €240.00 imposed on the owners. 

Latest national figures show that €192,960.00 was raised in 2022 through clamping of cars at rail stations across the country. 

The information was released to Sean Sherlock TD after a parliamentary question by him. 

In a written response, Irish Rail CEO Jim Meade said: "The revenue generated goes towards the upkeep of our existing car parks and investment into expansion of our car parking network".

So far in 2023, €17,280.00 in fines after motorists paid this figure to have their cars released. 

In 2022, Kent Station in Cork had the highest number of clamping fees imposed on drivers - €59,760.00 last year, which was down significantly on previous charges which hit €116,290.00 in 2018

The next closest was Heuston Station in Dublin where drivers were hit with €38,400.00 last year in charges to have their cars released. In 2018, the figure was €77,520.00.

In contrast, Connolly Station in Dublin was much lower with just €6,480.00 in clamping charges in 2022. 

The lowest fees incurred were at Bagenalstown, Waterford, Sligo and Portarlington, where motorists were hit with release charges of €120 over the year.