Comments on: A Car Park Payment Pedant Writes http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/10/a-car-park-payment-pedant-writes.html Mildly Sarcastic Since 2002 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve_Nicholls http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/10/a-car-park-payment-pedant-writes.html/comment-page-1#comment-5417 Steve_Nicholls Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:31:04 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/?p=2696#comment-5417 Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.<br><br>Whatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.

Whatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/10/a-car-park-payment-pedant-writes.html/comment-page-1#comment-5950 Anonymous Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/?p=2696#comment-5950 Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/10/a-car-park-payment-pedant-writes.html/comment-page-1#comment-6099 Anonymous Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/?p=2696#comment-6099 Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/10/a-car-park-payment-pedant-writes.html/comment-page-1#comment-6417 Anonymous Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/?p=2696#comment-6417 Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/10/a-car-park-payment-pedant-writes.html/comment-page-1#comment-6446 Anonymous Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/?p=2696#comment-6446 Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/10/a-car-park-payment-pedant-writes.html/comment-page-1#comment-6748 Anonymous Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/?p=2696#comment-6748 Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/10/a-car-park-payment-pedant-writes.html/comment-page-1#comment-7106 Anonymous Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/?p=2696#comment-7106 Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents Those pesky vandals, printing out a new set of figures and sticking them over the existing ones.rnrnWhatever happened to vandals who would find a metal box containing money, smash it open and run off with the contents

]]> By: Jon Bounds http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/10/a-car-park-payment-pedant-writes.html/comment-page-1#comment-5406 Jon Bounds Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:56:26 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/?p=2696#comment-5406 Here's the response:<br><br>"Unfortunately, the tariff board next to the Pay Station that you used was<br>vandalised meaning that some old tariffs were left on display. A new tariff<br>board was erected as soon as we became aware of the problem.<br><br>The £3 that you paid (receipt not attached) was the correct charge for 3<br>hours parking."<br><br>Hmm, "vandalised" very tidily indeed Here's the response:

“Unfortunately, the tariff board next to the Pay Station that you used was
vandalised meaning that some old tariffs were left on display. A new tariff
board was erected as soon as we became aware of the problem.

The £3 that you paid (receipt not attached) was the correct charge for 3
hours parking.”

Hmm, “vandalised” very tidily indeed

]]> By: Jon Bounds http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/10/a-car-park-payment-pedant-writes.html/comment-page-1#comment-5403 Jon Bounds Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:05:26 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/?p=2696#comment-5403 That's the 'no change' policy of private car parks - no doubt almost <br>exactly for that reason.<br><br>If it weren't against the prevailing ethos of discouraging car use I'd <br>be campaigning for 'post pay' only systems (that take debit cards so <br>you don't keep having to buy packets of polos to get change). That's the 'no change' policy of private car parks – no doubt almost
exactly for that reason.

If it weren't against the prevailing ethos of discouraging car use I'd
be campaigning for 'post pay' only systems (that take debit cards so
you don't keep having to buy packets of polos to get change).

]]> By: chrisivens http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/2009/10/a-car-park-payment-pedant-writes.html/comment-page-1#comment-5402 chrisivens Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:01:32 +0000 http://www.birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk/?p=2696#comment-5402 For the record, yesterday I went to trinity street car park (the one with the crushed cars as the entrance). It has a fee of 90p for up to an hour. I had a pound on me and needed to get more change (another story completely about the incompetence of banks etc and cash machines in Digbeth). After printing the ticket I realised that I had only been granted 1 hour, 90p's worth. That machine now owes me 10p and I don't doubt it is shortchanging many other people too. Is this happening all over Brum? For the record, yesterday I went to trinity street car park (the one with the crushed cars as the entrance). It has a fee of 90p for up to an hour. I had a pound on me and needed to get more change (another story completely about the incompetence of banks etc and cash machines in Digbeth). After printing the ticket I realised that I had only been granted 1 hour, 90p's worth. That machine now owes me 10p and I don't doubt it is shortchanging many other people too. Is this happening all over Brum?

]]>