To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how many Penalty Charge Notices have been issued to vehicles parked in a cycle lane, in each of the last three years.

The Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 gives my Department the power to issue Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) when a vehicle is detected parked on a legislated Mandatory Cycle Lane. These are cycle lanes which are part of the carriageway (road) and are identified by a solid white line or by a raised traffic island. 53 PCNs have been issued to vehicles parked on a legislated mandatory cycle lane between 15th March 2021 and 14th March 2024.

Advisory Cycle Lanes, which are identified by a broken white line, cycle tracks on footways or those separate from the carriageway, are not generally enforceable by a Traffic Attendant unless there are parking restrictions marked on the carriageway, for example yellow lines, as these would also apply to the cycle lane, track, or footway. As PCNs do not record the actual location of the vehicle, it is not possible to detail the total number of PCNs issued to vehicles parked on cycle lanes, cycle tracks or on footways separate from the carriageway.