Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines and get free internet

Re:Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines ... by ringzero on Saturday January 18, 2020 @02:50PM (#22086645)

I find PayByPhone pretty convenient, especially now that it's got a few years of polish on the app. The key thing is that the signs are legible, and have the number you care about (parking zone?) right there in bold print. And hey, - at least that money isn't going to Impark.

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Re:Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines ... by r3vo on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @01:29PM (#22109837)

They recently implemented PayByPhone at my apartment complex to the extreme chagrin of many residents including myself.

We had a guest parking lot where your guests would simply park. No sort of registration, but if the car stayed for 3+ days without notifying management it would be booted.

Now if I want a guest to visit, they have to download an app and enter their credit card info and license plate number for the pleasure. Every time I have a guest over, instead of the normal pleasantries I have to warn them to register their car lest they be ticketed by the overly zealous parking enforcement officers. The process takes around 10 minutes for someone unfamiliar. It is absolutely infuriating, though I blame apartment management more than PayByPhone.

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Re:Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines ... by paulie_a on Saturday January 18, 2020 @05:45PM (#22087901)

Atleast with impark you can just deposit their idiotic overzealous tickets I'm the garbage with no repurcursions.

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