Holyland residents are calling for action to be taken to stop illegal parking in the area.
Residents living in the South Belfast area have called for the Department for Infrastructure to carry out more parking enforcement saying that cars are regularly parking on the pavements across the area.
Because of this, pedestrians are being forced on to the road which can be particularly hazardous for the elderly, young families and those with disabilities.
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One resident said: "The Department for Infrastructure have a responsibility to deal with parking enforcement, but I understand that wardens are trying to work within unclear guidelines and police do not have the resources to deal with the matter.
"Residents parking schemes have worked well in some parts of this area, although I can see why they may not work as well in some streets.
"The best solution to all of this is to improve public transport and improve links throughout Northern Ireland and the city."
The Department for Infrastructure said that during a four-day period seven penalty charge notices were issued to vehicles incorrectly parking on Damascus Street.
A Department for Infrastructure spokesperson said: “Traffic Attendants patrol this area Monday - Friday and take enforcement action against any vehicle detected parking in contravention of a restriction on Department for Infrastructure adopted and / or maintained property.
"The Department cannot quantify the number of PCNs issued by area only by street name. For example, during the period 29/9/22 – 4/10/22, 7 PCNs were issued to vehicles parking in contravention of the yellow line restrictions on Damascus Street.
“For clarity, inconsiderate parking causing an obstruction, such as to a driveway, is an offence that should be brought to the attention of the PSNI on their non-emergency number telephone 101, as they have the authority to take enforcement action.
“The Department has completed a review of residents’ parking and a report on this work, which will inform the future policy for such schemes for the benefit of communities, will be made public shortly.”
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