[time-nuts] Parking Time - was US New Year countdown - accurate?

mike cook michael.cook at sfr.fr
Mon Jan 2 14:26:24 UTC 2012


Le 02/01/2012 13:44, Robert Atkinson a écrit :
> Hi Jim,
> Well done, on the parking. Earlier this year I noticed that a new "pay and display" meter in the city center (Cambridge UK) has what appears o be a GPS patch antenna on top. Presumably a GPS receiver is cheaper than manually setting time or arguing it out in court. Anyone got information on this application? I suppose it could also be a data antenna.
> My pet parking hate is "pay and display" meters that charge odd amounts for fixed time periods and no change. e.g. 80p for 1/2 hour, £1.60 for an hour. If you only have a pound coin you get 1/2 hour, not 37 minutes.
>   
> Robert G8RPI.
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>
I'm sure someone with patience and and deep pockets could contest the 
missing time. The weights and measures act 1976 includes the second as a 
unit of measure under the act . As time is the  product being sold in 
this context, it is probably covered by the act.  I suggest you are 
being short changed.



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