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foden11

Yesterday after brief visit to local hospital ( Preston) whent to pay and guy in front was having problems done everything correctly imputing  reg number wanted to pay,  machine doesn't take cash?   sign in booth says step 4 pay for parking  cash,card or phone, there is one other machine in the car park don't know whether this is the same, i wonder how many people only have cash especially pensioners  and just drove out

Le_Kirk

Not just pensioners (even though I am), I keep coins in my car (had to find a use for the redundant ash tray) just for paying in car parks and I am sure that I am not the only one.  If a car park is not going to allow the user to pay in a time honoured way, maybe there should be a HUGE sign outside saying cash not accepted, we don't really want your custom unless you drive in, get caught by our entrapment scheme and end up with a PCN!

foden11

exactly what annoyed him the sign said cash he had cash but machine does not take cash. A hospital should have all options at every machine to save vulnerable people walking round car parks in bad weather trying to find a machine that takes cash

Le_Kirk

Missed that it was a hospital, complain to PALS at the hospital - even though you were OK, you might save some other patients the same anguish as the guy in front of you.

Half_way

I will pay with card/cotactless, and i too have cash in my car for parking , but i will not use an app to pay for parking

Trainerman

Half_way said:

I will pay with card/cotactless, and i too have cash in my car for parking , but i will not use an app to pay for parking

I agree with that. I will accept paying by card. I tend to have a mistrust of these apps, and in any case resent being told I have to download another one ...... let alone the scam supporting, PCN creating time taken to do so and then pay.