I love it how they can't think of any other way to pay for parking than via smartphone, but if you just park there without paying, they'll offer you many ways to pay the fine.
replyFor how long until paying the fine requires a smartphone? And then for how long until you go to jail for not having a smartphone ?
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replyThey can think of other payment flows, they don't want them because an app gets them data they can resell or abuse.
replyI was (pleasantly?) surprised when my office parking lot implemented paid parking because it's doable via SMS and webpage (not an installed app). [thankfully my employer is picking up the tab, so I didn't have to do anything beyond providing my license plate numbers]
And sometimes, it seems like there's no fallback if you have no [working] smartphone. I knew someone who had a working smartphone, but a broken camera for few months. Couldn't scan any qrcodes to use these services till the phone was replaced.
replyon a roadtrip i stopped in a small town for lunch with street parking paid by app.
replysuper frustrating that i needed to sit in my car and download an app and set up an account just to park for an hour in a town i'm never going back to
But you still did it, didn't you?
replyCongrats, you're an essential part of the problem.
We live in a society.
replyThe dude was hungry, what was he to do? We can't expect consumers to fix everything with dollar votes. They have lives, families, hobbies, things to do!
Eat somewhere else.
replydon't you understand that this means a data trail to your location and government ID ? connecting to your ability to pay a legal fine? You are consenting to that ?
replyAnd your car, license and insurance are not such a connection?
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