[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Iginla

Well is it reasonable for him to go to another machine if there weren't signs saying the machine was out of order? Not to mention the time wasted for the person because of their error.

Well the machine itself would say it's out of order, so yeah, it would be reasonable for him to go to a different machine.

As for the time wasted, becasue if their error, too bad.
That's the way the system works, and if this is downtown Calgary, in 95% of cases, it's not like he would have had to walk more than half a block to find another machine. I'm pretty sure there is no "Minor inconvenience" defence for parking tickets.