Councillor James Geoghegan says it's become a cottage industry.
Locals heading to the capital for any last-minute Christmas shopping have been advised to have their wits about them because clampers are out in greater force than ever before.
Twelve hundred more clamps were issued in Dublin city by the start of December compared to the whole of 2022.
In total, almost 42-thousand vehicles were clamped in the first 11 months of the year, bringing in more than 5 million euro.
Councillor James Geoghegan says it's become a cottage industry.

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