Parking is an issue in Sligo. There simply isn’t enough. My least favorite place to find parking is in the Tesco parking lot. Irish drivers do not set a good example and cars appear strewn everywhere on curbs. I haven’t learned what you can get away with and dutifully buy my parking discs.

… parking discs can be purchased in newsagents or in shops displaying a “parking discs sold here” sign. By marking the appropriate year, month, day, hour, and minute, you validate the disc. You display the disc in a visible place in your car, e.g., windscreen, side window. Discs are valid for one hour and you can only park in a disc parking area for 2 hours. Discs are usually sold in books of ten and will cost around 4 euro (again, charges for disc parking can vary greatly, depending on the area) …

How can we improve personal mobility? The car is just not an effective means of transport within urban environments.