Hilarious car park ticket machine incident...
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This might be filed under the 'cool starry bra' section, but still...you had to be there I guess, but I found it funny 
Parked in a multi-storey, where you take a ticket upon entry, then put it into the pay machine, and when you get to the exit barrier, you post it into the box by the barrier to get out.
I was at the exit barrier, and I tried to post the ticket. First go, the thing started making the 'whirring' noise of the grabber wheels inside turning which usually take the ticket. However, the ticket seemed to be pushing against an obstruction inside, so it wouldn't go. The machine whirred for a bit, stop, whirred again with a slightly different 'whirr' noise, then stopped.
Hmm. I try again - same story. But this time, upon making the second 'whirr' noise, it spat a confetti of about 10 tickets out of the slot and into my face and inside my car - one after the other at high speed, kinda like someone 'frisbee-ing' playing cards at you!!
They were flying out with great gusto - whizz! whizz! whizz! Whack, smack, whack, into my face, scattering across the dashboard, dropping into my lap, flying past my head into the passenger seat!
I just sat there in hysterics - I wish someone else had been with me in the car! It was almost like a Jeremy Beadle stunt.
You'll be pleased to know that I eventually managed to leave the car park via another exit
Parked in a multi-storey, where you take a ticket upon entry, then put it into the pay machine, and when you get to the exit barrier, you post it into the box by the barrier to get out.
I was at the exit barrier, and I tried to post the ticket. First go, the thing started making the 'whirring' noise of the grabber wheels inside turning which usually take the ticket. However, the ticket seemed to be pushing against an obstruction inside, so it wouldn't go. The machine whirred for a bit, stop, whirred again with a slightly different 'whirr' noise, then stopped.
Hmm. I try again - same story. But this time, upon making the second 'whirr' noise, it spat a confetti of about 10 tickets out of the slot and into my face and inside my car - one after the other at high speed, kinda like someone 'frisbee-ing' playing cards at you!!
They were flying out with great gusto - whizz! whizz! whizz! Whack, smack, whack, into my face, scattering across the dashboard, dropping into my lap, flying past my head into the passenger seat!
I just sat there in hysterics - I wish someone else had been with me in the car! It was almost like a Jeremy Beadle stunt.
You'll be pleased to know that I eventually managed to leave the car park via another exit
te football team said "We'll be back in the Premier League next season"North West Tom said:
Upon leaving said car park, would one not be able to just walk to the entrance, get a new ticket, walk back to your car, then use that ticket and only pay for 1 minute's worth of parking?
No, tried that - there's an induction loop in the ground that senses metal above it when a car arrives at the entrance barrier. The ticket machine won't dispense a ticket unless there's a car there.Or, a square sheet of steel 1ft x 1ft, as we may or may not have found out....
North West Tom said:
Upon leaving said car park, would one not be able to just walk to the entrance, get a new ticket, walk back to your car, then use that ticket and only pay for 1 minute's worth of parking?
I've heard they use induction coils in the tarmac beneath the ticket dispenser... So no, not unless you are made of metal 
ETA: Beaten too it
North West Tom said:
Upon leaving said car park, would one not be able to just walk to the entrance, get a new ticket, walk back to your car, then use that ticket and only pay for 1 minute's worth of parking?
I'm sure most have cameras, but get a balaclava, cover your plates, job's a good en!
Not unless you weigh at least 900kgs and are at least 4 feet wide. If you are then apologies and fill yer boots.I'm sure most have cameras, but get a balaclava, cover your plates, job's a good en!
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Or, a square sheet of steel 1ft x 1ft, as we may or may not have found out....
By observing workmen refurbishing the offices adjacent to our office car park, the following also works for our barrier:- Cigarette bin, rolled across on it's side
- Scaffold pole, rolled across (this was left along the kerb for a week or two)
- M&S shopping trolley
- Wheelbarrow, bounced up and down on it's tyre
Gareth79 said:
By observing workmen refurbishing the offices adjacent to our office car park, the following also works for our barrier:
- Cigarette bin, rolled across on it's side
- Scaffold pole, rolled across (this was left along the kerb for a week or two)
- M&S shopping trolley
- Wheelbarrow, bounced up and down on it's tyre
Nice - Cigarette bin, rolled across on it's side
- Scaffold pole, rolled across (this was left along the kerb for a week or two)
- M&S shopping trolley
- Wheelbarrow, bounced up and down on it's tyre
Or you could also try just following another car to the exit barrier, and when they drive out, drive out with them making sure you're very close to the back of their car as you do so. I've no idea if this works or not, erm, err, a 'mate' told me it might
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Nice
Or you could also try just following another car to the exit barrier, and when they drive out, drive out with them making sure you're very close to the back of their car as you do so. I've no idea if this works or not, erm, err, a 'mate' told me it might
It doesn't. I collected a hire car from Cologne airport, came out of the car park with a ticket then got lost in the 1 way and ended up back in the carpark. Problem was it didn't give you a ticket to get in.Or you could also try just following another car to the exit barrier, and when they drive out, drive out with them making sure you're very close to the back of their car as you do so. I've no idea if this works or not, erm, err, a 'mate' told me it might
Tried to follow a car as closely as possible but the plastic (luckily) barrier came down so fast it smashed off the roof and broke off!
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
No, tried that - there's an induction loop in the ground that senses metal above it when a car arrives at the entrance barrier. The ticket machine won't dispense a ticket unless there's a car there.
Or, a square sheet of steel 1ft x 1ft, as we may or may not have found out....
I wonder if you can get into these car parks in a Lotus Elite?Or, a square sheet of steel 1ft x 1ft, as we may or may not have found out....
Edit: the engine's probably enough...
Edited by fozzymandeus on Saturday 23 June 09:14
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
No, tried that - there's an induction loop in the ground that senses metal above it when a car arrives at the entrance barrier. The ticket machine won't dispense a ticket unless there's a car there.
Or, a square sheet of steel 1ft x 1ft, as we may or may not have found out....
Have you never watched Mr. Bean Or, a square sheet of steel 1ft x 1ft, as we may or may not have found out....
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