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[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 8:01:24 GMT Frazz likes this

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Post by Liv on Jun 4, 2015 8:01:24 GMT

It's becoming very complicated isn't it! I rolled up at a new place last week & it wanted my car number plate so I had to beetle back to my car, write it down and return to the pay station. No, I do not know my number plate. I know three letters - Zippy Gizmo and .... OK I know two letters, but that's it. There are too many other things to remember. Anyway, I see that it is going to become even harder as some councils want payment via your phone. That's me out.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3110066/Curse-cashless-parking-Thought-finding-space-couldn-t-stressful-councils-forcing-pay-phone-causing-total-chaos-unjust-fines-sky-high-blood-pressures.html

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[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 8:15:03 GMT via mobile Liv likes this

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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2015 8:15:03 GMT

Having had my car for 7 or 8 years I've got to grips with the number plate now but I've had to pay the "tootling into central London" tax twice before now as I used the wrong reg number.

Car park paying by phone is actually very easy. And its brilliant if you're caught up or want extra time as you just ring em up and extend your parking. You register an account the first time and then its all voice automated after that.

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[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 8:28:48 GMT Liv and Diamond Diva like this

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Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Jun 4, 2015 8:28:48 GMT

I know the number plates of all the cars I used to drive but not the current one! I vaguely know the letters and numbers but not necessarily in the right order and have failed to work out a mnemonic to help.When faced with the same problem as Mim I used my camera phone to take a picture. I will not be attempting to pay by phone any time soon. I think it is discrimination as not everybody can use a mobile phone and not everybody has credit/ debit cards.

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Post by Liv on Jun 4, 2015 8:34:01 GMT

Ah yes, but you are phone savvy Tinks. I'm not. I only carry the thing because I'm told I must in case I break down & need help. The truth of that is they need me to be handy so that I can tell them where the things they have temporarily mislaid can be found.

Some of those people in the article have had a terrible time

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[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 8:36:09 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts and Diamond Diva like this

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Jun 4, 2015 8:28:48 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts said:

I think it is discrimination as not everybody can use a mobile phone and not everybody has credit/ debit cards.

Too right!

As the nice man says

‘The march of the machines is making life easier for some but a misery for others,’ says Paul Green, a spokesman for the over–50s company Saga.

‘Car parks should be designed around people who use them, not for the convenience of the providers. Technology should be used to help liberate people and offer more choices, it should not exclude them.’

Nellie Full Member Posts: 30,488	[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 8:53:25 GMT Liv likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nellie on Jun 4, 2015 8:53:25 GMT Mr Green sounds like my kinda guy.
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Liv Full Member TRAVIS FIMMEL- Australian Actor and Former Model Posts: 14,415	[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 9:04:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Liv on Jun 4, 2015 9:04:54 GMT I have resorted to standing by a complicated bit of a box, waiting until someone young and innocent strolls by and nabbing them saying, "Excuse me how do I do this?" It works.
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Nellie Full Member Posts: 30,488	[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 9:11:03 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts, Frazz, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nellie on Jun 4, 2015 9:11:03 GMT Ah, the old Leamington Spa trick.
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Liv Full Member TRAVIS FIMMEL- Australian Actor and Former Model Posts: 14,415	[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 9:21:52 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts, Nellie, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Liv on Jun 4, 2015 9:21:52 GMT I'd perfected it by the time we got to Leamington Spa LOL

Berry McPaper-cuts Full Member Posts: 26,607 Mood: FP Swim	[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 9:59:04 GMT Liv and Nellie like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Jun 4, 2015 9:59:04 GMT Pity we weren't up and running to video that encounter.
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Nellie Full Member Posts: 30,488	[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 10:15:56 GMT Liv and Berry McPaper-cuts like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nellie on Jun 4, 2015 10:15:56 GMT What a nice young man he was - and on his first day too!
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Frazz Full Member Posts: 19,799	[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 12:26:07 GMT Liv, Berry McPaper-cuts, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Frazz on Jun 4, 2015 12:26:07 GMT Jun 4, 2015 8:01:24 GMT Liv said: some councils want payment via your phone. I wouldn't even be able to take a photo of my number plate with my mobile!

Liv Full Member TRAVIS FIMMEL- Australian Actor and Former Model Posts: 14,415	[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 14:28:35 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts and Frazz like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Liv on Jun 4, 2015 14:28:35 GMT That's when you stop & corner a youngish person Frazz & say,"Excuse me...."

Frazz Full Member Posts: 19,799	[ti]sad[/ti]The Joys of Parking Jun 4, 2015 18:29:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Frazz on Jun 4, 2015 18:29:31 GMT They wouldn't be able to take a photo with my mobile either! LOL

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