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Re:Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines ... by m463 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @10:13PM (#22095998)
> laws against parking at broken meters

that leaves me... speechless.

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Re:Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines ... by themeiguoren on Sunday January 19, 2020 @11:38PM (#22096354)
The idea is that the repair vehicle needs to have it open in order to fix it, but IMO it’s some BS.
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Re:Students defeat new 'Barnacle' parking clamp, skip fines ... by hedora on Monday January 20, 2020 @11:32AM (#22099943)
Back in the days of coin meters, civic-minded individuals would inject some two part epoxy in the slot, giving unlimited free parking to everyone. Problem solved (until they made parking at broken meters illegal).
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