| Topic: | Drivers be prepared to be pillaged | Forum Home |
| Posted by: | Arthur Breens | |
| Date/Time: | 16/09/19 23:15:00 |
| Tomorrow Ealing cabinet will pass Item 16 which will see pay and display machines phased out in car parks and on the road. They are to be replaced by telephone parking/confusion. Last week their poor system failed me and my friend. He paid by phone for two parking sessions but a week later he found no money had been taken from his account. I had parked without paying. How do I pay the council £1.20? but at the same time stood into the danger of paying £80 in fines. I like the system on the computer that sends you a confirming email straight away after you have ordered tickets or goods. You can print it and have hard copy if there are any subsequent mix-ups. The telephone system the council will be voting on tomorrow won't/can't do that.The current pay and display machines deliver paper receipts ....proof indeed that you have paid. Recent data shows that growth in the high street has lagged behind that of retail outlets in business parks with free parking. Will the council be mindful of this when they vote tomorrow? No they do what the officers tell them. In addition this should have gone into Ms P Bond's thread but it was urgent for tomorrow evening. Sorry Phillipa. |