HeHasRisen Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 2 minutes ago, hackey lad said: Cheaper parking than the photo above. Cheaper parking is widely available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Imagine buying a big metal box with a sofa and two armchairs in it, and expecting to be able to store it on the street or a car park in a high-density, central urban area for much less then £2.00 an hour. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 The cynic in me says this scam was probably invented by authorities. An app on your phone is cheaper than maintaining on-street ticket machines..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 1 hour ago, Resident said: The cynic in me says this scam was probably invented by authorities. An app on your phone is cheaper than maintaining on-street ticket machines..... You can pay via the official apps but the fake QR codes direct you to a fraudulent website. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz472gy8nd9o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 3 hours ago, hackey lad said: Cheaper parking than the photo above. The ones in the photo are for the central area, for which you can expect to pay a premium whichever town or city you visit. As others have said, there are cheaper council parking spots a little further out from the centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 2 hours ago, Resident said: The cynic in me says this scam was probably invented by authorities. An app on your phone is cheaper than maintaining on-street ticket machines..... Electronic payment costs the council less and they would certainly prefer you to pay that way. It’s not just maintaining the machines. Emptying the machines and banking the money is costly and it’s a security / fraud risk. There have been criminal gangs who target pay and display machines, sometimes by drilling into them to release cash, sometimes by pulling the whole machine out of the ground, taking it away and smashing it to get the cash. These can be very costly for the owners of the machines. Much as they might want to migrate to electronic payment only, Councils have to consider equity in their decisions and so, they have to offer some cash based options for those who may not be able to or want to pay electronically. The council here are not pushing electronic payments as much as some others. Visit other places ( Leeds for one) and you will find that there are swathes of parking which are electronic payment only. Haven’t got the app? Park elsewhere, where there are machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltman Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 There is always another option.....don't go to Leeds to spend your money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody's Granddad Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 14 hours ago, Meltman said: There is always another option.....don't go to Leeds to spend your money. Or Sheffield or any other big city for that matter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powergin1 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 You shouldn't have to pay to park your car. It cost a fortune to have a car on the road these days without getting scammed further by the council. And where does this money go anyway? because it certainly isn't spent on maintaining the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 31 minutes ago, powergin1 said: You shouldn't have to pay to park your car. It cost a fortune to have a car on the road these days without getting scammed further by the council. And where does this money go anyway? because it certainly isn't spent on maintaining the roads. How is it a scam when the prices are on display for all to see? I don't think you understand what a scam is, maybe lay off the gin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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