Local parking companies are getting rid of pay machines and forcing apps and QR codes on people so that it’s less convenient to pay. They know people will have trouble so then they can fine people who are “non-compliant”.
This happened to me. I went through the payment process and finished on a confirmation page. A week later I got a notice that I didn’t pay and was being fined. I looked at my bank statements and sure enough the charge never went through. I didn’t make a big deal of it because the fine was barely more than what I would’ve been charged anyway.
They can also make money by tracking the link or better if have an app. If they’re not selling the info then they would at least use it for internal statistics which is fair but we don’t have to support that.
Local parking companies are getting rid of pay machines and forcing apps and QR codes on people so that it’s less convenient to pay. They know people will have trouble so then they can fine people who are “non-compliant”.
This happened to me. I went through the payment process and finished on a confirmation page. A week later I got a notice that I didn’t pay and was being fined. I looked at my bank statements and sure enough the charge never went through. I didn’t make a big deal of it because the fine was barely more than what I would’ve been charged anyway.
Apps and web sites can also apply custom pricing based on the individual’s ability to pay. Payday? The parking spot costs more.
They can also make money by tracking the link or better if have an app. If they’re not selling the info then they would at least use it for internal statistics which is fair but we don’t have to support that.
I like this because the app would also tell them exactly where to come look for the offenders car.