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Originally Posted by hansmoleman
Brought some purple gato to the memorial the other day, stayed for maybe 20 mins and was charged $16 on the Parkplus app.
Is what it is but I thought it was somewhat cold to be charging event pricing under the circumstances. I am sure it was just an oversight but they should have a non-event rate for the lot.
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Did you remember to end the parking session in the app when you left? That almost sounds like you stayed for 20 mins and left, but didn't turn off the session, so the timer/fee kept going until it maxed out at 2-3 hours. You could contact them and explain to ask if they can reverse a portion of the charge.
You can also leverage the parkplus app if you remember the zone. On occasion, I've needed to stay 2.5 hours and was in a 2 hour zone. After an hour, I'd end the session for about 5-10 minutes, then start up a new session for 2 hours and end the session 5-10 minutes after I left.
I know some people wait 5-10 minutes before turning on the session (ie: to confirm wait time at a restaurant). Then they'll do a 2 minute session as a marker to avoid non-payment if a car drove by.
If they sent me a ticket, I was always going to say that there should be a 5-10 minute leniency from parking to payment (ie: Pay station) or a 10-20 minute unloading situation. Or they typically wouldn't be able to prove I didn't move my car to find a new spot and just ended up finding my old spot again.
I agree the Stampede grounds could go to a set up like the Zoo and Science centre. It doesn't make sense to have cars patrolling those areas to add to the congestion.