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Government owes me $55

An Easy Park device

September 27, 2013Dear Sir,Please allow me space to add my 2cents worth to the current discussion regarding parking fees etc.Last month, a few days prior to leaving the island for a 3 week vacation, I parked my car on Reid street and set my electronic parking device.On return to my car 40 minutes later I found a parking ticket stuck to my window.Knowing that I had not gone over my parking time allowance of 1 hour, to say I was surprised (and annoyed) was an understatement.After scrutinizing the poor handwriting on the ticket I discovered that I had been ticketed for displaying an incorrect zone number. What was displayed was the zone for Bulls head car park.Because I did not want to be eventually summonsed for nonpayment of a parking ticket (do they still summons people for this I wonder?) I mailed a cheque to the Accountant General once I reached home, remember I was travelling in a few days. Over a month later I have yet to receive a receipt.When I returned home from vacation it occurred to me to try and find out how much it costs to park at Bulls head.Bulls head $7Reid street $2Parking fine $50.I reckon that the Government owes me $55.What do other readers think?A little common sense should prevail here methinks, but I guess common sense is not so common these days eh?So much for my 2 cents worth!!More confusion to come!!Miriam C