Isn't Technology Wonderful, or is it?

[Mike]

How do you pay for parking your car in town?

Over here there are many ways to do this, coins in a meter,
Credit/Debit Card in a meter, or by phone.

One Lady in a town called Swindon isn't too happy with the modern
technology after she was charged £6,500+ that is $9947.76+ for one
hour in a Council run car park, .

Full Story Here.

Mike.

 

[Ameriscot]

Yikes!!!!

We don't have those machines yet, just the ones that take coins. But I rarely pay as there is plenty of free parking in town.

 

[hossthehermit]

I don't go to town .................

 

[hollydolly]

I have all those apps available on my iphone, but I would never use them to pay for anything..I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw a grand Piano...

 

[911]

If we are only discussing parking meters then I would tell everyone that I have seen many different varieties of meters that take money several different ways, including cash, credit cards, tokens, vouchers and prepaid parking meter cards that the bearer would scan the bar code under a infra red light.

However, as for the question asked by the OP, I would say "Yes" that technology has been wonderful. Just imagine what the next 100 years will be like.

 

[imp]

The stuff shown by "HAG-TV" which I glimpse walking by, being watched by my wife: Big Apple for instance, you BUY a parking space, part of the mortgage, bank makes interest on cost of parking, some spaces $50,000 or more!

A joke, AFAIC. imp

 

[Manatee]

I don't go anyplace where there isn't free parking.

 

[Linda]

In California, if you have handicapped plates or a placecard you don't have to put $ in the parking meters and you can park in some of the places regular Joes can't. My husband didn't believe me and kept putting $ in the meters till I got online and showed him.

 

[Linda]

The stuff shown by "HAG-TV" which I glimpse walking by, being watched by my wife: Big Apple for instance, you BUY a parking space, part of the mortgage, bank makes interest on cost of parking, some spaces $50,000 or more!

A joke, AFAIC. imp

Imp, what in the heck is Hag-TV? Something derogatory to the ladies? Just a guess.

 

[Mike]

some spaces $50,000 or more!

That's cheap Imp, below is a link about 8 parking spaces in London
for sale for £281,000 which in dollars is $426,881.15 and the article
is a year old.

Here

Mike.

 

[Lon]

I don't pay. My town has a population of 500,000 and there is plenty of free parking at the different malls and shopping centers.

 

[fureverywhere]

I park my car wherever I can get away with...if it isn't putting coins in a meter too complicated