I don't really understand the logic with this one. A couple of London boroughs are in the hot seat because they change a 1.3% surcharge for using a credit card to pay for your parking tickets. Read about it here. Of course, in usual "government agency judicial style" all tickets paid by credit card since the beginning of time will be reversed. Not just the surcharge, but the ENTIRE ticket, too.
OK, I guess I can understand if they made the city return the surcharge, but hey, those folks broke the law. Do you mean that they should get away Scott free?
I also don't agree that they city shouldn't apply a surcharge. I see no reason if people was the convenience of using a credit card, they should pay a "convenience fee" for so doing. The city has to pay the credit card company, don't they.
The kicker is the guy who started it all. Read down in the story. He paid five, countem FIVE parking tickets with his credit card. He's obviously a scofflaw who isn't playing by the rules. And they are going to give him all his fines back. That's absurd.
JVH
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