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Re: Parking again - paying by mobile

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From: Jethro
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:49

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On Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:47:55 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:

> In message <faqdnRkurYT9JE3TnZ2dnUVZ7oKdnZ2d@brightview.co.uk>, Nick
> Finnigan <nix@genie.co.uk> writes
>>On 25/11/2011 13:25, Zimmy wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Anything pre-pay could contact a central location and then alert the
>>PW when a ticket is about to expire - might have a partial reg in some
>>cases. Or the PW could note times in his PC as he proceeds around the
>>parking areas.
>>
>>> Maybe paying by mobile is not quite so handy after all or am I just a
>>> cynic?
>>
>> ... or not sufficiently paranoid.
> 
> 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?

But many schemes have a limit ... "max 2hrs, no return within the hour".

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