This car, parked on a bike lane and with concerns expressed about its tax and insurance, was there morning after morning. But today the authorities finally acted.
A car that cyclists have been complaining about for the past month has finally been towed from its parking spot on a Dublin cycle lane.
The vehicle was towed away this morning, Thursday, much to the delight of many of the cyclists who had highlighted its presence since mid December.
Indeed one cyclist posted this morning that she had "born witness" to the car being towed away. It was parked in the bike and on a clearway on Aungier St in the south inner city.
Countless cyclists had taken videos and photos of the vehicle and the impact it was having and posted them on social media.
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However, while some of the messages had taken on an exasperated tone as early as the third week in December, the authorities only acted this morning.
The vehicle's presence, which forced cyclists out of the bike lane and into a busy inner city road, was reported to the Garda several times in recent weeks.
And as well as being parked illegally, some cyclists claimed its tax and insurance were not in order.
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However, almost a month after complaints about the vehicle began, and after the car became something of a star on Twitter, it has finally been towed away.
In contender for 'Earliest Christmas Miracle 2019' I bore witness this morning to THAT red car we have come to know and hate being town away down George's Street this morning at around 7.30am. I am a proud witness to this moment in history! pic.twitter.com/8JLy1xGfRM
— Jerranice (@SoCoMumdrum) January 10, 2019
7.50am this morning Aungier street #freethecyclelanes @dublincycling @ibii @Cyclistie @IrishCycle @journal_ie @IrishTimes @Independent_ie pic.twitter.com/d1ST79z5mA
— Paul corcoran (@Paulcorcoran10) January 9, 2019
Here we go again. Monday and now tuesday morning rush. The record is four days in this exact location..@dublincycling @IBIKEDublin @ccferrie @GardaTraffic @transportdublin pic.twitter.com/KOYM9uWOrf
— Matthew D'Onnelly (@MatteoDonneo) December 18, 2018
The same car is parking illegally on Aungier Street every day since the middle of December and has been reported at least twice to @DCCTraffic. Oh, and its tax and insurance have expired. @GardaTraffic pic.twitter.com/nsotbiYIag
— Ciarán Ferrie (@ccferrie) January 8, 2019
This lad now a permanent feature in the clearway @GardaTraffic @dublincycling @IBIKEDublin @IrishCycle @dublinblockers pic.twitter.com/bL1AXiJO9x
— Matthew D'Onnelly (@MatteoDonneo) January 2, 2019
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