Close to half a million euro has been collected in fines through people misusing disabled bays last year – a 17 per cent increase on 2018. That’s according to details released to Newstalk under Freedom of Information legislation For more on this we’re joined by Tony Maher, National Transport manager with Irish Wheelchair Association.

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