Ren
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Registered: 16th Oct 04
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(I'll try to be as short as i can). Today i took a wrong turn and ended up in the birmingham central car park. Now these car parks operate differently to a normal "pay and display". You take the ticket before you enter, go shoppin, come back, go to the terminal, pay the ammount required, and then re-insert your ticket into the machine on the way out.
Now because i took a wrong turn, i realised i'd have to pay for the hour (£1.80  ) because thats the only way you can get out, with a ticket. So gritting my teeth, i paid the stupid ammount of money, and headed out. There were two seperate ticket stations to get out, and one of them was already occupied by a jag. But then i on noticed the second one, the pole was already raised (permanantly), so instead of puttin my ticket in, i just drove out without stopping.
On the way out my mate informed me there was a camera above the station, and now this has got me worried. Will they think i didnt pay, and send me a fine? I still have the ticket in my car (which the machine should technically have)
Such a bell  , but help 
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
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if no one was watching the camera at the time I'm pretty sure nothing will happen ... if they tryto fine you claim ignorance and say it was the first time you had been in a car park like it and thought the barrier was stopping the jag next to you because they had done something wrong
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
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I anything happens just say their machine must be faulty and you have the ticke to prove you have paid.
I would have thought it highly unlikely anything will come of it anyway.
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langey
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Registered: 7th Sep 03
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quote:
Originally posted by aritchie
I anything happens just say their machine must be faulty and you have the ticke to prove you have paid.
I would have thought it highly unlikely anything will come of it anyway.
if he tell sthem he has the ticket they will know he aint paid 
as the machine should have the ticket
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Carr
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Registered: 1st Oct 04
Location: Leicestershire (Home) Ambleside, Lakes (Uni)
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Yeah would probably cost em more to pursue you than the money theyd get out of you
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Ant
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Registered: 12th May 02
Location: Hereford and Worcester
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quote:
Originally posted by langey
quote:
Originally posted by aritchie
I anything happens just say their machine must be faulty and you have the ticke to prove you have paid.
I would have thought it highly unlikely anything will come of it anyway.
if he tell sthem he has the ticket they will know he aint paid
as the machine should have the ticket
No you pay at a pay statiom and then get the ticket back, then put it into another machine as you exit the car park. So if he has payed the ticket will have been validted.
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Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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ignorannce is bliss, i did the same last night in bromley, one of the machines wasnt working so the barrier was raised. not my problem their machie was broke and my car didnt have the turning circle to make it to the other barrier about 5 foot away.
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