🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: uk.rec.driving
Article #2005

Re: Parking again - paying by mobile

#2005
From: The Real Doctor
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:47
23 lines
2612 bytes
On 27/11/11 13:27, Ian Jackson wrote:
> In message <jat6p3$f4j$3@dont-email.me>, The Real Doctor
> <ian.groups@btinternet.com> writes
>> On 26/11/11 21:47, Ian Jackson wrote:
>>> Of course, the system could work as follows:
>>> 1. 'Phone in' at start of parking period.
>>> 2. 'Phone in' again at end of parking period.
>>> 3. Get charged for time spent parking.
>>> Or is this just TOOOOO easy?
>>
>> 1a. 'Phone in' when you see the traffic warden approaching.
>> 2a. 'Phone in' again when the traffic warden is safely gone.
>> 3. Get charged for time seen spent parking.
>>
> I can't see how that would really help you. If you stayed after you had
> 'clocked out', the traffic warden could book you in the normal way.

And how about that whole "when the traffic warden is safely gone" bit?

My point is that if you were in sight of the car - working nearby, say - 
you could arrange to pay for parking only when a warden was around.

Ian
Technical Details
Message-ID: <jau0jh$f3s$2@dont-email.me>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!lh20ni24834pbb.0!nntp.google.com!news1.google.com!news4.google.com!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
References: <jao4p0$6mr$1@dont-email.me> <jao518$92p$1@dont-email.me> <faqdnRkurYT9JE3TnZ2dnUVZ7oKdnZ2d@brightview.co.uk> <J$R7ZAEL6V0OFwwF@g3ohx.demon.co.uk> <jat6p3$f4j$3@dont-email.me> <+4pGYeCoqj0OFwXP@g3ohx.demon.co.uk>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Thread: 104960,9ac68a4393c6d469
X-Google-NewGroupId: yes
X-Google-Thread: 109765,bdc2d969d663682b
X-Google-NewGroupId: yes
X-Google-Attributes: gid73efed67cd,gida91e4e313e,domainid0,public,usenet
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
Received: by 10.68.36.6 with SMTP id m6mr21560762pbj.4.1322419716361;
        Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:48:36 -0800 (PST)
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!lh20ni24834pbb.0!nntp.google.com!news1.google.com!news4.google.com!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: The Real Doctor <ian.groups@btinternet.com>
Newsgroups: uk.rec.driving,ed.general
Subject: Re: Parking again - paying by mobile
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:47:07 +0000
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <jau0jh$f3s$2@dont-email.me>
References: <jao4p0$6mr$1@dont-email.me> <jao518$92p$1@dont-email.me> <faqdnRkurYT9JE3TnZ2dnUVZ7oKdnZ2d@brightview.co.uk> <J$R7ZAEL6V0OFwwF@g3ohx.demon.co.uk> <jat6p3$f4j$3@dont-email.me> <+4pGYeCoqj0OFwXP@g3ohx.demon.co.uk>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Injection-Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:47:13 +0000 (UTC)
Injection-Info: mx04.eternal-september.org; posting-host="KCQIDLBXC3qqTJuzdy2K/A";
 logging-data="15484"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19IXf3J62+i+zbOVVbNHdnz2kcs4vLe/i0="
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.23) Gecko/20110921 Thunderbird/3.1.15
In-Reply-To: <+4pGYeCoqj0OFwXP@g3ohx.demon.co.uk>
Cancel-Lock: sha1:Th3HLMXxloCVmT8D9KPJUNoDkUQ=
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit