Calls for Derry city centre parking bays to remarked

Parking bays need to be marked, a local councillor has said.

placeholder image — Parking bays need to be marked, a local councillor has said.

The Department for Infrastructure has been urged to carry out a programme of remarking the existing lines of parking bays in Derry city centre.

Sinn Féin councillor Aisling Hutton made the call after being contacted by motorists who said that many of the parking bay markings are badly worn away.

Cllr Hutton said: “I have been contacted by a number of motorists concerned about the state of the parking bay road markings across the city centre. These include disabled parking bays, taxi and loading bays.

“Those people who have contacted me have said in several parts of the city centre it’s hard to distinguish which bay is which and no one wants to unwittingly get a parking ticket.

“It’s important that the Department for Infrastructure carry out a programme of road remarking there as soon as possible."