The End of Pay & Display

Your views on traffic and parking in the town
User avatar
Darcy Sarto
Posts:277
Joined:Sun 01 Dec, 2013 7:38 am
Re: The End of Pay & Display

Post by Darcy Sarto » Fri 21 Oct, 2016 1:01 am

Seems like a right fag to park a car?

User avatar
Steve
Project Leader
Posts:807
Joined:Wed 06 Nov, 2013 12:01 am

Re: The End of Pay & Display

Post by Steve » Fri 21 Oct, 2016 2:21 am

Darcy Sarto wrote:Seems like a right fag to park a car?
Entering your reg and waving your card a couple of times? Seems like a doddle to me. Much easier than messing about with change and having to go back to your car to display the ticket. And of course not having to worry about getting back before the ticket expires.

The new payment machines also accept Apple Pay and Android Pay.
2016-10-19 16.08.11.jpg
2016-10-19 16.08.11.jpg (233.88KiB)Viewed 14593 times

Kateg28
Posts:254
Joined:Tue 03 Dec, 2013 9:53 am

Re: The End of Pay & Display

Post by Kateg28 » Fri 21 Oct, 2016 8:20 am

I also think it is more of a hassle using the new method.

Having to enter your reg no and then use your card and then come back to pay station and use your card again. What if you enter the reg number wrong? I was in a car park recently with similar method but we had swapped cars and I started to enter my usual reg number. Luckily I realised halfway through and did correct it.

And I like to pay cash for everything if possible as it works out easier to manage my budget for me (which you still can do as well)

I have to admit I like the Stevenage method (shock horror). Take a token on entry, park, do your shopping or whatever and then pay at pay station for however long you have parked. That seems a doddle to me.

beebopb
Posts:38
Joined:Thu 23 Apr, 2015 6:19 pm

Re: The End of Pay & Display

Post by beebopb » Fri 21 Oct, 2016 8:32 am

What a wasted opportunity. Why couldn't they have introduced a proper ANPR system like in WGC?

newcomer
Posts:118
Joined:Mon 02 Dec, 2013 11:00 am

Re: The End of Pay & Display

Post by newcomer » Fri 21 Oct, 2016 11:23 am

"Only one 30 minute ticket per day"

Hmm, that is not an improvement for users and will cause no end of knock on problems! :evil:

Do we know if the T&Cs are the same for all car parks, i.e. London Road?

codek2
Posts:362
Joined:Tue 12 Nov, 2013 4:32 pm

Re: The End of Pay & Display

Post by codek2 » Fri 21 Oct, 2016 1:03 pm

i doubt the only 1 30 min ticket per day is across town, probably you can have 1 in london road, one in st. andrews etc etc :)

not sure why you'd ever do that, but i guess you could.

or maybe it is all super clever and intelligent now? :lol: :lol: :lol:

User avatar
Joe
Posts:93
Joined:Sun 01 Dec, 2013 6:44 am
Location:Cerecda, La Coruña, Spain
Contact:

Re: The End of Pay & Display

Post by Joe » Sat 22 Oct, 2016 3:05 am

codek2 wrote:i doubt the only 1 30 min ticket per day is across town, probably you can have 1 in london road, one in st. andrews etc etc :)

not sure why you'd ever do that, but i guess you could.

or maybe it is all super clever and intelligent now? :lol: :lol: :lol:
If you where delivering to different businesses in different parts in the town it would make sense. Say 3 drops near St. Andrews Street car park, 4 drops near London Road CP... etc etc.

Marilyn
Posts:206
Joined:Sun 01 Dec, 2013 11:09 am

Re: The End of Pay & Display

Post by Marilyn » Sat 22 Oct, 2016 10:45 am

Just hope there is a facility for those of us who prefer to pay with real money, I for one won't be entering card details and don't have a fancy phone! Looking at that photo it does seem to but pay in advance as it always has been you have to know how long you will be, so that's no improvement!

User avatar
Darcy Sarto
Posts:277
Joined:Sun 01 Dec, 2013 7:38 am

Re: The End of Pay & Display

Post by Darcy Sarto » Sat 22 Oct, 2016 11:33 pm

Yes - despite friend Steve's efforts to convince us otherwise I, for one, will be taking my carparkery elsewhere if I can.

User avatar
Steve
Project Leader
Posts:807
Joined:Wed 06 Nov, 2013 12:01 am

Re: The End of Pay & Display

Post by Steve » Sun 23 Oct, 2016 4:29 pm

Looks like a solution to please everyone has been found :D
2016-10-23 15.24.27.jpg
2016-10-23 15.24.27.jpg (169.27KiB)Viewed 14486 times

Post Reply