The vast majority of customers at the Car Parks prefer online payments to using machines. It makes queuing unnecessary, allows people to top up time without returning to their cars and though certainly not perfect, functions more dependably than the machines. It is also easier to ensure compliance. We are aware, however, that there are some visitors who wish they could still use coins. We understand their disappointment but as we announced in the Village News last November and explain on our website, we had no choice but to end cash. This happened when WCPL found itself one of the hundreds of small businesses and charities across the country who were “debanked” without notice. Most banks will not open new accounts for small businesses that deal in large amounts of cash and there is nowhere for us to physically bank coins as local bank branches have all shut. So operating coin machines has simply become infeasible. Visitors who don’t have smart phones can buy their parking before they leave home using their computer or their regular phone.
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