The cross-border agreement will also pertain to drivers from the Republic who breaks the law in Northern Ireland.Those from the Republic who parked illegally in Northern Ireland have avoided fines value £1.7 million since 2006. Northern Ireland motorists avoided 1.3 million Euros of toll road duty in the Republic.
Northern Ireland Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy said: it is significant that all road users adhere to parking and traffic restrictions. Parking control is an important part of traffic management and road safety wherever you live on this island and this new measure will strengthen enforcement.
The authorities have approved to share vehicle registration details to ensure offenders can be pursued more easily through the courts.
The Republic's Department of Transport by now has measures in place with the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) in Northern Ireland to swap information on motor tax and abandoned vehicles.
Irish Transport Minister Noel Dempsey said: It is an indication of the close levels of co-operation on this project among our colleagues in the Department for Transport, DVLA (Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency) and authorities in the north, that we have efficiently overcome potential difficulties regarding data privacy and security issues in the pursuit of cross-border traffic offenders.
This is another significant step in road safety and traffic enforcement and one that we are all strongly committed to. The pilot scheme scuttles until next November.
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