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Re: Parking again - paying by mobile

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From: The Revd
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:05

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On Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:45:42 -0600, Deux <deux@none.none> wrote:

>On Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:20:48 +0000, 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.
>
>It's handy because if you do need to stay out longer than originally 
>expected you can add some more time using your phone, and the time 
>gets added to your original ticket rather than having to buy a new 
>overlapping one.

In the case of Westminster, you are allowed to feed the meter, i.e.
add time when your original time expires.  This may not be the case
universally.

>It should be fairly quick to use once you've registered your car and 
>credit card as it will already have those details when you phone 
>again meaning you only have to enter it once.

Again, in the case of Westminster, from what I remember you have to
include the three digit code from the signature strip on your credit
card in the text message.

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