Crime fear over parking permits

St Corban's Car Park closed for resurfacing

NAAS, 11 February 2002: by Brian Byrne. The printing of the holders' names and addresses on Naas Town Council's long-term parking permits could lead to burglaries of the holders' homes while they are away at work.

The tickets must be displayed on the windscreens of cars in the car parks, and the names and addresses are clearly printed on the upper part of the permit.

And several people in this predicament are partially covering their names and addresses with their receipts, or folding the permit over.

"The only information that should be required is the vehicle registration and the date of expiry," one man who works in Naas but lives outside the town told KNN. "I don't want my name and address on a disc. Someone could look at it, note who I am and where I live. He'd know where I live and could go and break into my house."

At the end of the first week of pay parking in Naas there were also a number of complaints about there being insufficient long-term places for people who need to leave their cars in the town for long periods.

"I think it is taking money by false pretences," one woman told KNN angrily. "I'm asked to pay £10 a week for long term parking, and if I move my car at lunchtime there's no guarantee that there'll be a space for me when I come back."

Meanwhile, the St Corban's Car Park was closed all day Friday while the council resurfaced and relined the facility. This should deal with a number of complaints about potholes and poor marking which were made last week. But there have also been calls for better lighting in the car parks, which a number of women particularly being concerned about their safety when coming back to collect their cars after dark.

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