Pay and display - a suggestion?
Discussion
I don't like Pay and Display on principle - I don't always know how long I want to park for. So I'm being hurried if I get near the time limit and robbed if I only stay for half the time. I try to use "pay on exit" type car parks where I can but sometimes there's no alternative.
However, another aspect that annoys me even more is that the machines don't give change. So if the fee is £1.60 and I only have pound coins that's 40p extra I have to donate just to park (and yes I know you can pay by mobile phone but that often adds extra charges).
So how about this: anything over a minimum fee gives you pro-rata time? The machine still doesn't have to give change and the expiry time is shown on the machine before purchase, and printed on the ticket.
Too simple?
(I already know the answer - that councils would claim it reduces revenue. Well **** that, the council needs to remember it's there to serve the people and not vice versa)
However, another aspect that annoys me even more is that the machines don't give change. So if the fee is £1.60 and I only have pound coins that's 40p extra I have to donate just to park (and yes I know you can pay by mobile phone but that often adds extra charges).
So how about this: anything over a minimum fee gives you pro-rata time? The machine still doesn't have to give change and the expiry time is shown on the machine before purchase, and printed on the ticket.
Too simple?
(I already know the answer - that councils would claim it reduces revenue. Well **** that, the council needs to remember it's there to serve the people and not vice versa)
Some authorities already do something like this - the on-street machines in Glasgow generally only take 20p coins and above and the prices are all expressed as 20p for x minutes.
This does produce some head scratching if you know how long you want to be there, e.g. a machine near my work is 20p for first 30 mins, then 20p for 10 mins up to 3 hrs, then 20p for 5 mins. Try working out 4 1/2 hrs without just shovelling in coins & watching the clock count up...
This does produce some head scratching if you know how long you want to be there, e.g. a machine near my work is 20p for first 30 mins, then 20p for 10 mins up to 3 hrs, then 20p for 5 mins. Try working out 4 1/2 hrs without just shovelling in coins & watching the clock count up...
I absoloutely hate the ones that make you put your registration number on the ticket just so you cant give someone else some free parking time when you leave early by handing your ticket to them. The space has already been paid for and I have vacated it early so whats the problem with someone else having it until said ticket expires.
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king greedy council robbing smart fking bds!! 
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MGgeordie said:
I absoloutely hate the ones that make you put your registration number on the ticket just so you cant give someone else some free parking time when you leave early by handing your ticket to them. The space has already been paid for and I have vacated it early so whats the problem with someone else having it until said ticket expires.
fking greedy council robbing smart fking bds!!
bds!!
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king greedy council robbing smart fking bds!! b
ds!!The one I often use makes you enter your full reg no. Every other one I've come across it's just been the numeric digits, but this seems complete overkill.
MGgeordie said:
I absoloutely hate the ones that make you put your registration number on the ticket just so you cant give someone else some free parking time when you leave early by handing your ticket to them.
Giving/receiving paid tickets is one of the great pleasures of driving imo 
InfoRetrieval said:
I don't like Pay and Display on principle - I don't always know how long I want to park for. So I'm being hurried if I get near the time limit and robbed if I only stay for half the time. I try to use "pay on exit" type car parks where I can but sometimes there's no alternative.
However, another aspect that annoys me even more is that the machines don't give change. So if the fee is £1.60 and I only have pound coins that's 40p extra I have to donate just to park (and yes I know you can pay by mobile phone but that often adds extra charges).
So how about this: anything over a minimum fee gives you pro-rata time? The machine still doesn't have to give change and the expiry time is shown on the machine before purchase, and printed on the ticket.
Too simple?
(I already know the answer - that councils would claim it reduces revenue. Well **** that, the council needs to remember it's there to serve the people and not vice versa)
PM your PayPal address and I'll send you a tenner. However, another aspect that annoys me even more is that the machines don't give change. So if the fee is £1.60 and I only have pound coins that's 40p extra I have to donate just to park (and yes I know you can pay by mobile phone but that often adds extra charges).
So how about this: anything over a minimum fee gives you pro-rata time? The machine still doesn't have to give change and the expiry time is shown on the machine before purchase, and printed on the ticket.
Too simple?
(I already know the answer - that councils would claim it reduces revenue. Well **** that, the council needs to remember it's there to serve the people and not vice versa)
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