Newcastle City Council over payment on parking ticket machines

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So I parked in a Newcastle City council car park on Tuesday 7th Feb 23
You can only pay now by app or by tapping your debit card no longer takes cash
you then tap out when you leave
Your parking charge is confirmed on leaving in my case £8.12
upon checking my bank account I find I have been charged £17.89
the council policy is to charge every person the full daily charge from the time of entering up to the end of the day charging period and then refund the difference within 5 working days
Considering how many parking spaces the council controls over the city and the number of times these spaces will be reused daily
the council must be holding ££££££££ of people's cash
If someone was to park for a couple of hrs each day for a week
the council could be holding over £100 a week in theses extra charges
You can only pay now by app or by tapping your debit card no longer takes cash
you then tap out when you leave
Your parking charge is confirmed on leaving in my case £8.12
upon checking my bank account I find I have been charged £17.89
the council policy is to charge every person the full daily charge from the time of entering up to the end of the day charging period and then refund the difference within 5 working days
Considering how many parking spaces the council controls over the city and the number of times these spaces will be reused daily
the council must be holding ££££££££ of people's cash
If someone was to park for a couple of hrs each day for a week
the council could be holding over £100 a week in theses extra charges
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