Two-lane Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 3 hours ago, NoTailT said: https://twitter.com/christhomasiom/status/1597576417788690433?t=pDmsHFvr95xqPsGuHH9U2A&s=19 Exciting! On the twitter thing someone queried the use of the word "exciting". Thomas responded "I find reliable and functional exciting". I think that reliable and functional should be the standard, completely normal, state of affairs. I wonder what would happen to his mental state if he did come across something in gov. that was truly novel and exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah 01 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Two-lane said: I wonder what would happen to his mental state if he did come across something in gov. that was truly novel and exciting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 minute ago, Utah 01 said: Showing your age there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 hours ago, doc.fixit said: .........and I still believe the car park is a total fiasco. So true. Went to Brum last weekend. Took the car. No ticket. No barriers. ANPR on entry and exit. Pay by phone or app, or by brand new cash, card or phone pay on a touch screen pay station. Type in your index number, pay, go. So easy and mulitifunctional. Hotel had a discount code. Entered that. Got 25% off. This was right in the centre. 50 metres from hotel, theatre, China town. 250 metres from New Street and it’s station. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchester Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) . Edited November 29, 2022 by manxchester Already posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 12 minutes ago, manxchester said: Who knows what this could be! Dunno. But you’re 48 hours late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 hours ago, doc.fixit said: .........and I still believe the car park is a total fiasco. People just love to whinge about the RingGo app. The pricing is batshit, pushing nearly everyone into the smaller long-stay car park unless they're parked for 14 days or more, but the pricing was batshit when there were barriers. Most of the UK has moved to apps and phone parking. Where I lived in London it was pay-by-phone as the only option, and that was ten years ago. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 So London is always the best system? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ringy Rose said: People just love to whinge about the RingGo app. The pricing is batshit, pushing nearly everyone into the smaller long-stay car park unless they're parked for 14 days or more, but the pricing was batshit when there were barriers. Most of the UK has moved to apps and phone parking. Where I lived in London it was pay-by-phone as the only option, and that was ten years ago. If you’re talking about street parking it was a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, John Wright said: If you’re talking about street parking it was a nightmare. Street and off-street parking in Haringey. It was a pain in the arse, but it was before decent smartphones. I parked up in one of the NCPs in Manchester last week, the only option was to pay online, either by app or when you get home. Same deal with toll roads like the Tyne Tunnel and Dartford Crossing too. I don't get the animosity towards the RingGo app. There's the customer services desk if someone really can't manage it. The car park pricing at the airport remains imbecilic though. Edited November 29, 2022 by Ringy Rose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Ringy Rose said: People just love to whinge about the RingGo app. The pricing is batshit, pushing nearly everyone into the smaller long-stay car park unless they're parked for 14 days or more, but the pricing was batshit when there were barriers. Most of the UK has moved to apps and phone parking. Where I lived in London it was pay-by-phone as the only option, and that was ten years ago. I love RingGo. I park for 6 months at a time, come and go as I please. Bargain for 60 quid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, NoTailT said: I love RingGo. I park for 6 months at a time, come and go as I please. Bargain for 60 quid. Yes that seems to be a big flaw in the whole thing. If you pay for 6 months you seem to be able to come and go as you please if you’re away a lot. They don’t seem to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: Yes that seems to be a big flaw in the whole thing. If you pay for 6 months you seem to be able to come and go as you please if you’re away a lot. They don’t seem to check. I think I read it on here, inspired me to try it and it works wonders. See, ManxForums, consumer champion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Just park off site, get brought to the front door/picked up and always cheaper. Even have your car valeted if you wish 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 We only use the airport about once a year so that's no use to us. Because we use it so rarely, we find it difficult to use and I really don't like the thought of such an outfit having access to my card. The major gripe is not really about the Ring app but the fact that there was a simple, customer friendly system in place and as has been proved, a cheap to repair or replace system. This has been replaced by a system that many find difficult to use and at a cost that we are not allowed to know about. It appears to me that simple, cheap and useable are not words in our govt's. lexicon. 7 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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