Parking-app convenience fees in 312 U.S. cities (median $0.35 per session)

Re:Parking-app convenience fees in 312 U.S. cities (median $... by simmonmt on Monday November 09, 2026 @07:29PM (#50434467)

At least in my town you can opt out by paying with coins. So the convenience fee is for not having to carry coins around. For me at least it's worth the trade.

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Re:Parking-app convenience fees in 312 U.S. cities (median $... by OptionOfT on Monday November 09, 2026 @10:42PM (#50435793)

I find it weird that it's okay for a city to pay someone to come around to collect the coins, at no additional cost to the customer, but swiping/tapping? Absolutely not, that must be passed through to the customer.

I'm sure for the city tap to pay is cheaper for them than collecting the $, even without a fee.

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Re:Parking-app convenience fees in 312 U.S. cities (median $... by SoftTalker on Monday November 09, 2026 @11:09PM (#50435950)

Cities have plenty of employees without much to do.

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Re:Parking-app convenience fees in 312 U.S. cities (median $... by hdgvhicv on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:34AM (#50437209)

In most countries debit/credit fees are far less than the fees to deposit cash in a bank.

The main purpose for taking cash is tax evasion, which outweighs the increased cost of cash handling.

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