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walkera_2
walkera_2 Posts: 5 Forumite
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Next time you buy a pay and display ticket and you return to your car with say still an hour remaining on the ticket, why not pass it on to the next person. I always do this if I can and quite often people have returned the favour. So spread the word and soon everyone will be doing it and then maybe next time you use a pay and display, maybe, just maybe you'll only have to do the display bit!
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  • scheming_gypsy
    scheming_gypsy Posts: 18,410 Forumite
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    The terms and conditions of most pay and display car parks say you're not allowed to do it.... but most people do anyway.
  • walkera_2
    walkera_2 Posts: 5 Forumite
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    oops - I wasn't aware of this. I'll stop immediately!?
  • farquarpigmix
    farquarpigmix Posts: 274 Forumite
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    Our local council has got round that, by making you tap in 3 numbers of your reg plate. :( cunning little devils.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,100 Community Admin
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    It's ridiculous they don't let you pass on your ticket.

    You're paying for the right to use that space for the length of time you pay for. If I want to leave early and let someone else use 'my' space then so be it.

    If I want to rent a space and sit in the middle of it on a deck chair, that's up to me, and I'll blooming well pass my ticket on to the next deck chair weilding patron/patrons.
  • scheming_gypsy
    scheming_gypsy Posts: 18,410 Forumite
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    oops - I wasn't aware of this. I'll stop immediately!?


    no need to stop, just don't get caught
  • Nile
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    .........or you might get an accountant telling you the error of your ways ;).
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  • RichyRich
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    If there's no-one around to hand it to I normally stick it on the ticket machine so when the next person comes to buy their ticket they see it.

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  • jonifen
    jonifen Posts: 46 Forumite
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    farquarpigmix wrote:
    Our local council has got round that, by making you tap in 3 numbers of your reg plate. :( cunning little devils.
    they do that near my Mum's... Sefton Council??
    They didn't think about those with new reg plates... 50 cars in the carpark could have 51/02/52/03 etc in their plate :)

    But where I am in Rochdale, I've been given tickets and I've given them away too - its a good idea, seems a shame to waste the extra time left... may aswell let someone else get the benefit.
  • simonkirkland
    simonkirkland Posts: 397 Forumite
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    In Bromsgrove we have to type in the whole number plate...!!!

    It causes huge queues as older folks can't work it out and the number of people I have seen queue and then when they get to the machine realise they don't know their number plate... It's normally the people with posh/newer cars... !?!?! which makes it even more entertaining...:p

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  • littlereddevil
    littlereddevil Posts: 4,752 Forumite
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    RichyRich wrote:
    If there's no-one around to hand it to I normally stick it on the ticket machine so when the next person comes to buy their ticket they see it.

    Rich
    I always do this as well :rolleyes:
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