[Article] Pay and Display on the way

roamling · 14-08-2009, 11:05

I wonder what will happen when the annual tickets run out. I think some people will drop the train, and thats NOT good!!

I have an annual ticket, but why should I pay for parking when the train station is in the the middle of nowhere (Rush/Lusk) and the car is the only way to get there for most people? Its like a laugh in the face by IR. Walking to the train station takes about 25 mins. Most of the time I DO walk because i DO NOT support the parking charges, but recently I DID use the car to work on some days (when its raining cats and dogs) just because it was more convenient...

you get the idea...

Note: I am a strong supporter of public transport and I DO NOT advertise the use of the car, but with the parking charges I feel I have a valid point to make

roamling · 17-08-2009, 13:36

would it not be easier that IE employs a policy were if there is no parking ticket the company, NCPS in this case, leaves a note on the car asking you to ring them and pay the ticket plus a small fine (€20) for not getting a ticket in the first place. If you had a valid ticket and it was not displayed properly the claim can be settled after providing proof.

This would a reasonable way of dealing with this, instead of clamping cars like there is no tomorrow.

Thomas Ralph · 17-08-2009, 13:39

No clamp means that the car can leave and the note gets stuffed in the bin.

However, most cars in Kent Station Cork that don't display a ticket get a polite note requesting they pay the attendant on their return. I've only once seen a vehicle clamped there.

Colm Moore · 17-08-2009, 13:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by roamling

would it not be easier that IE employs a policy were if there is no parking ticket the company, NCPS in this case, leaves a note on the car asking you to ring them and pay the ticket plus a small fine (€20) for not getting a ticket in the first place. If you had a valid ticket and it was not displayed properly the claim can be settled after providing proof.

This would a reasonable way of dealing with this, instead of clamping cars like there is no tomorrow.

But you could just get a ticket from your friend who parked int eh car park at the same time as you.

Park by numbers seems to have merit.

roamling · 17-08-2009, 13:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Victor

But you could just get a ticket from your friend who parked int eh car park at the same time as you.

Park by numbers seems to have merit.

you got a point, but parking by numbers only works if there are enough spaces and if the parking lot has an attendant who looks after the whole thing. If there is no attendant what happens if somebody else parks on your space?

Colm Moore · 17-08-2009, 14:11

I presume it isn't a problem at Luas P&R sites.

Of course, park by numbers only really applies to daily tickets - everyone else will need a piece of Blu-Tac.

MaryK · 18-08-2009, 11:37

The ticket not being displayed has happened to me recently in Kent Station in Cork. I placed my ticket on my dashboard, locked up and went to the train and it was only when I returned in the evening that I noticed that it had blown over and was upside down on the dash, which must have happened when I was locking up the car.

Paying for parking at the station is an additional cost to the cost of the rail ticket. Costs in Kent have gone from €6 in May 2007 to €6 later in the year to €7 euro in June 2009. A 40 % increase over 24 months is not good value for money at all.

New ticket machines have been installed in Kent this summer and to pay for a 1 day ticket with a credit card means punching in 50 c one by one to reach the €7 euro total. Not fun at 6 am when there is a crowd building behind you and not much time until the train goes and you have to press a button 14 times to get the correct fare. Plus not all ticket machines now take credit cards. I can only look forward to doing this in the dark in the winter, when I have often thought about bringing a flashlight along so I can see what I am doing at the ticket machine.

Thomas Ralph · 18-08-2009, 13:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaryK

The ticket not being displayed has happened to me recently in Kent Station in Cork. I placed my ticket on my dashboard, locked up and went to the train and it was only when I returned in the evening that I noticed that it had blown over and was upside down on the dash, which must have happened when I was locking up the car.

But at least you didn't get clamped...

Thomas Ralph · 18-08-2009, 14:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaryK

New ticket machines have been installed in Kent this summer and to pay for a 1 day ticket with a credit card means punching in 50 c one by one to reach the €7 euro total. Not fun at 6 am when there is a crowd building behind you and not much time until the train goes and you have to press a button 14 times to get the correct fare. Plus not all ticket machines now take credit cards. I can only look forward to doing this in the dark in the winter, when I have often thought about bringing a flashlight along so I can see what I am doing at the ticket machine.

You can pay in notes at the hut next to the car park entrance, the attendant will write out a ticket for you.

14-08-2009, 11:05	#1
roamling Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lusk Posts: 112	I wonder what will happen when the annual tickets run out. I think some people will drop the train, and thats NOT good!! I have an annual ticket, but why should I pay for parking when the train station is in the the middle of nowhere (Rush/Lusk) and the car is the only way to get there for most people? Its like a laugh in the face by IR. Walking to the train station takes about 25 mins. Most of the time I DO walk because i DO NOT support the parking charges, but recently I DID use the car to work on some days (when its raining cats and dogs) just because it was more convenient... you get the idea... Note: I am a strong supporter of public transport and I DO NOT advertise the use of the car, but with the parking charges I feel I have a valid point to make Last edited by roamling : 14-08-2009 at 11:57.

17-08-2009, 13:36	#2
roamling Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lusk Posts: 112	suggestion would it not be easier that IE employs a policy were if there is no parking ticket the company, NCPS in this case, leaves a note on the car asking you to ring them and pay the ticket plus a small fine (€20) for not getting a ticket in the first place. If you had a valid ticket and it was not displayed properly the claim can be settled after providing proof. This would a reasonable way of dealing with this, instead of clamping cars like there is no tomorrow.

17-08-2009, 14:11	#6
Colm Moore Local Liaison Officer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,442	I presume it isn't a problem at Luas P&R sites. Of course, park by numbers only really applies to daily tickets - everyone else will need a piece of Blu-Tac. __________________

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17-08-2009, 13:39	#3
Thomas Ralph IT Officer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Greenwich, London Posts: 1,860	No clamp means that the car can leave and the note gets stuffed in the bin. However, most cars in Kent Station Cork that don't display a ticket get a polite note requesting they pay the attendant on their return. I've only once seen a vehicle clamped there.

18-08-2009, 11:37	#7
MaryK New to the board Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17	The ticket not being displayed has happened to me recently in Kent Station in Cork. I placed my ticket on my dashboard, locked up and went to the train and it was only when I returned in the evening that I noticed that it had blown over and was upside down on the dash, which must have happened when I was locking up the car. Paying for parking at the station is an additional cost to the cost of the rail ticket. Costs in Kent have gone from €6 in May 2007 to €6 later in the year to €7 euro in June 2009. A 40 % increase over 24 months is not good value for money at all. New ticket machines have been installed in Kent this summer and to pay for a 1 day ticket with a credit card means punching in 50 c one by one to reach the €7 euro total. Not fun at 6 am when there is a crowd building behind you and not much time until the train goes and you have to press a button 14 times to get the correct fare. Plus not all ticket machines now take credit cards. I can only look forward to doing this in the dark in the winter, when I have often thought about bringing a flashlight along so I can see what I am doing at the ticket machine.