Ticket machines that don't give change

I totally agree just written a letter to my council now about the matter and stumbled on your website.

I totally agree with this users view. It is ridiculous - the machines usually take all silver coinage so they should hold the correct change. I think one alternative is to give proportional time for the amount paid e.g. 80p for 2 hours and you put a £1 in then you should get a ticket for 2Hrs 30 Mins. Hardly beyond this computer controlled wizzardry! This is yet another example of rip off Britain - car parks, garage tyre inflators, confectionary machines - they all do it. As do the Airlines who will only accept Euro notes (no coinage) and no change given!!!

Living in a rural area I found if I drove into town I had to park before I could get any ANY change, never mind the right change. But that depended on me finding a place I could park without paying... catch-22. The machines don't give change but they don't refund unused time. Worse, it is legally classed as theft to give any unused part of your ticket to someone else. All this adds up to the best incentive to use out-of-town shopping centres I could think of, even though I hated them. Oh yeah.. the park & ride also wanted the right money.

Yeah, what about these 10 people who got 10 parking tickets in one afternoon!
http://annoyingparkingticket.blogspot.com

There is a car park in Chesterfield, Derbyshire that is governed by the N.E.D.G. (North East Derbyshire Gestapo). Phenomenal charges to write the least and the machines don't do the change 'thing' and are quite happy to take your money without providing a ticket.

Not only this, but you are required to enter your vehicle registration number, which will be printed on your ticket. Why? So as not to give your ticket to any other member of the public if you should so happen to cut your visit to the town short. This is policed by the mini-Hitlers' that patrol at regular intervals.

I believe the Council have gotten to big for their boots...... Their Jackboots!

There is a car park in Chesterfield, Derbyshire that is governed by the N.E.D.G. (North East Derbyshire Gestapo). Phenomenal charges to write the least and the machines don't do the change 'thing' and are quite happy to take your money without providing a ticket.

Not only this, but you are required to enter your vehicle registration number, which will be printed on your ticket. Why? So as not to give your ticket to any other member of the public if you should so happen to cut your visit to the town short. This is policed by the mini-Hitlers' that patrol at regular intervals.

I believe the Council have gotten to big for their boots...... Their Jackboots!

Fantastic Gripe!

Its just the councils ripping us off, just try park at St Peter's Hospital near Chertsey. If your wife goes into labour, you're supposed to remember to take at least £10 in one pound coins !!!!

I would like to see a little survey of WHO ( in their right mind) has 10 x £1 coins in their pocket !!

Contrast - Birmingham City Centre - pay by mobile phone !!! Fantastic.

Another Gripe - are these machines for psychics? HOW on EARTH do you know EXACTLY how long you are going to take to do your shopping, how long the queue is in the bank, how long that coffee will take, etc. Why cant we have a boom that opens once you have put your money in for the Exact time you have been there? Answer : Thecouncil WANT to rip us off, and they WANT to clamp your car to extract ££££'s, not really to keep the parking clear for legit users.

I support the OP's gripe. It's flipping annoying paying 50p for a 40p ticket or 90p for a £1 ticket. Also someone mentioned that these )*(*)(8£$£"$ machines don't take 1p & 2p's, of which I always have loads.

They should have to give change.

smnor2000

calling someone scrooge is not insulting

read charles dickens,

surname scrooge.may not be a real name, but at least it appears in dictionary.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=scrooge

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smnor2000,

I'm not insulting anyone.
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Yes you are you called me a scrooge among many insults
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I'm just saying, if you don't have change in your pocket,you must be one in thousands who doesn't.
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I just did a survey of ten people NONE had change in there pockets THERE howd you like my survey as well regarded as yours?
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You clearly lost and now want to undermine the winner you have no contribution to make at all? And that clearly leaves you breaking the forum rules.

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not at all.
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ERRM Out of context and so meaningless
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I'm just stating facts,if you haven't got change,get some,and you know your going to park up,unless you expect to drive ALL day long. put change in your pocket.

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why should I have to have a float sitting in my pocket in case I use a car park instead of worrying about it then I would do what everyone else does LOSE the money to the carparks because they wont give change.. Its a small enough amount why should I care BUT THE PRINCIPLE remains ITS THEFT and for carparks quite a nice little earner too as a little from everyone can make you very rich OF course why should I care its only a little theft and its for a good cause there new holidays its like the loan insurance added or payment protection it seems we live in a society where sometimes theft is legal and please dont start me on new labour WHO NICKED AN ENTIRE COUNTRY
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You say yourself, parking machines don't give change. Once bitten, twice shy I say. Why moan about something you can do something about.
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Yes but its one of those annoying little things that catches you out just like the speed cameras THEY MUG YOU TOO.
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Put change in your pocket.

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why to stop a small amount of cash being knicked from me? in that case why blame muggers when you can avoid walking the streets OR bank robbers when the banks dont have to open? SILLY argument
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Simple, you don't HAVE to be a rocket scientist to work it out.

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WELL now your right SO what other precautions should I take to prevent theft? Perhaps a guard dog or a bodyguard? Perhaps carry NO cash OOPS couldnt be robbed by carparks then?
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as I did in my little survey, 150 staff did have change in their pockets.To add, I asked them WHY they carry change,,ALL said," Who hasn't got change in their pocket
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I did a survey and they all said Humpty dumpty asked for it because he should have had payment protection?