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In message <jau0jh$f3s$2@dont-email.me>, The Real Doctor 
<ian.groups@btinternet.com> writes
>On 27/11/11 13:27, Ian Jackson wrote:
>> In message <jat6p3$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.
>
By the same token, you could park and stay 'not-clocked-in' until you 
saw a traffic warden in the vicinity - and even then only pay for the 
minimum time possible, in the hope that he would have safely moved on 
when your time expired. If not, just clock in again when your time is 
up.

Some drivers would undoubtedly devise schemes for fiddling free(er) 
parking, but I'm sure that a 'clock-in - clock-out' by phone would be 
the fairest, and a worry-free way of doing things. It's a bit like the 
'pay on foot' way of paying in some car parks, but without the need to 
have entrance and exit barriers, ticket dispensers and payment machines. 
Maybe not quite as foolproof, but probably a lot cheaper.
-- 
Ian