Le 02/01/2012 13:44, Robert Atkinson a écrit :
Hi Jim,
Well done, on the parking. Earlier this year I noticed that a new "pay and
display" meter in the city center (Cambridge UK) has what appears o be a GPS patch
antenna on top. Presumably a GPS receiver is cheaper than manually setting time or
arguing it out in court. Anyone got information on this application? I suppose it could
also be a data antenna.
My pet parking hate is "pay and display" meters that charge odd amounts for
fixed time periods and no change. e.g. 80p for 1/2 hour, £1.60 for an hour. If you only
have a pound coin you get 1/2 hour, not 37 minutes.
Robert G8RPI.
I'm sure someone with patience and and deep pockets could contest the
missing time. The weights and measures act 1976 includes the second as a
unit of measure under the act . As time is the product being sold in
this context, it is probably covered by the act. I suggest you are
being short changed.
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