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The minute tech gets involved it's also another thing to go wrong.. Personal anecdote time: Recently went to a car park that had to pay by phone and no phone s
by _puk 5y ago
The minute tech gets involved it's also another thing to go wrong..
Personal anecdote time:
Recently went to a car park that had to pay by phone and no phone signal (in the UK if it's relevant).
This was obviously a common problem, so they provided an open WiFi network limited to just the parking website.
Unfortunately, I had to create an account to be able to pay to park, and the account creation was gated by a Google captcha that.. wouldn't load as it was blocked.
So no way to pay to park, and a crowd of confused tourists all trying to work out how the hell to park without getting a fine.
Fun times
- mr_cyborg 5y agoParking in the UK was a nightmare for me. I don’t remember the specifics, but either a 1 or an I is a valid character for a license plate, and the other isn’t valid. The app used standard iPhone fonts such that the one that will never exist in the UK looked exactly like the WRONG character on my phone. I got a parking ticket from the first parking lot we parked in on that trip, within just a few moments of walking out of the lot. I had screenshots and everything that showed that I paid, and the language the company used on its tickets and also appeals process was completely foreign to me, an American. Total nightmare but after many rounds of back and forth I was able to successfully appeal, and then get them to explain to me in more plain language that it actually was successful.
- nicbou 5y agoThis reminds me of all the QR code menus that rely on everyone having a data connection. International tourists also eat in restaurants.