Ugh, that's gross. And I bet if you hadn't paid, gotten a ticket, and then defended yourself by saying the machine was broken, they would have still fined you

Ugh, that's gross. And I bet if you hadn't paid, gotten a ticket, and then defended yourself by saying the machine was broken, they would have still fined you because the app was available. It should be illegal to have that sort of setup... if the lowest-common-denominator form of payment is broken, then it should be free.