$1 Coins in SEPTA Parking collection devices
AK47
Be advised that Susan B. Anthony dollar coins do not work in the slot box.
They do not drop all the way down, so the collector cannot see that payment
has been made.We are working on correcting it.
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ill
> AK47 wrote:
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>>Be advised that Susan B. Anthony dollar coins do not work in the slot
>>box. They do not drop all the way down, so the collector cannot see
>>that payment has been made.We are working on correcting it.
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> the two most likely sources of said dollar coins in this region.
> Brilliant in fact. Wonder how many folks have gotten a nasty notice or
> ticket?
From a station employee
"Those boxes never work...I've called to have them fixed but i guess
there's more incentive for the PPA to leave 'em broken so they can write
tickets."
then another passenger chimed in...
"That's why I park on the street because i've paid and still get tickets"
Matthew Mitchell
> From a station employee
>
>"Those boxes never work...I've called to have them fixed but i guess
>there's more incentive for the PPA to leave 'em broken so they can write
>tickets."
Another ignorant employee. The lots being referred to are operated by
SEPTA rather than the PPA (the City does operate a handful of lots at
SEPTA stations, e.g. Fox Chase). Some of the big SEPTA lots, like
Fern Rock and Ambler, use a central meter where you must enter your
space number on a keypad before depositing your money. Those machines
do take the Carter Quarters.
Jeff nor Lisa
> Another ignorant employee. The lots being referred to are operated by
> SEPTA rather than the PPA (the City does operate a handful of lots at
> SEPTA stations, e.g. Fox Chase). Some of the big SEPTA lots, like
> Fern Rock and Ambler, use a central meter where you must enter your
> space number on a keypad before depositing your money. Those machines
> do take the Carter Quarters.
I am confused here.
Some SEPTA lots have a big box with a slot for each parking space
for which coins are deposited. Since parking went up to $1 in some
locations, it is naturally for someone to use a dollar coin. Was
the original poster stating that these slots are too narrow to
take a dollar coin? They didn't take 50c pieces either? I'm
surprised since the dollar coin is just a little larger than
the quarter. I don't think the boxes have any mechanisms in
them, just a hole and pocket for the coin(s). Of course, these
boxes date from when parking was 25c. Can someone fold up a dollar
bill and squeeze it in? Or is there no problem at all?
Matthew Mitchell
wrote:
>Matthew Mitchell <mitc...@dvarp.org> wrote
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>> Another ignorant employee. The lots being referred to are operated by
>> SEPTA rather than the PPA (the City does operate a handful of lots at
>> SEPTA stations, e.g. Fox Chase). Some of the big SEPTA lots, like
>> Fern Rock and Ambler, use a central meter where you must enter your
>> space number on a keypad before depositing your money. Those machines
>> do take the Carter Quarters.
>
>I am confused here.
>
>Some SEPTA lots have a big box with a slot for each parking space
>for which coins are deposited.
I'm speaking of a different kind of machine here. It has one slot for
coins, and it has a keypad and numeric display. You punch in the
number of the space and then deposit your money. Don't recall if the
SEPTA ones print a receipt for you, but some of the ones used
elsewhere do.
From the standpoint of the collector, the machine keeps track of which
spaces have been paid for, then prints out a list when the collector
comes to check the machine. If he finds a car in a space that isn't
on the list of paid spaces, he writes a ticket.
josef
: coins, and it has a keypad and numeric display. You punch in the
: number of the space and then deposit your money. Don't recall if the
: SEPTA ones print a receipt for you, but some of the ones used
: elsewhere do.
:
: From the standpoint of the collector, the machine keeps track of which
: spaces have been paid for, then prints out a list when the collector
: comes to check the machine. If he finds a car in a space that isn't
: on the list of paid spaces, he writes a ticket.
oh is this for regional rail? NJT stations do the same thing
joe
Matthew Mitchell
Some RRD stations and some subway/el (most of the RRD stations are
low-tech slot boxes). Also, it should be noted that many NJT station
lots are managed by local governments rather than by NJT, so parking
policies and collection methods vary.