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Article #1997Parking again - paying by mobile
From: Zimmy
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:25
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:25
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Parked in central Edinburgh the other day, didn't have change so paid by mobile - very handy as car and payment details are already registered so just had to type in the machine number. However due to some chatty people in the shop queue in front of me I got back 8 minutes late, unfortunately to find a penalty charge notice (which, incidentally, has the same �30 fine as if I had not bothered to pay at all). Anyway, commit the crime, do the time - annoying that I was unlucky enough to get caught at just over the time, but no big deal. Then I got to thinking; the Parking Warden must look up the car on his portable computer as there is no ticket to stick on the windscreen when you pay by mobile. Therefore, there's no real reason why said portable computer can't also alert said Parking Warden to mobile-paid parking times about to expire, to ensure timely ticketing before the felon returns. Maybe paying by mobile is not quite so handy after all or am I just a cynic? Z
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From: Zimmy <z@y.x>
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Subject: Parking again - paying by mobile
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:25:12 +0000
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