Now that's REAL service. For mathematically-challenged motorists, when parking at the National Library, Canberra.

nice clear sign , a job well done ............... other councils take note ! but parking fees, should apply to to pollies only .

I'm sure sign makers do their best to accommodate the slowest common denominator, but for many even that bar is set too high.

As much as you try to make things idiot-proof, someone will always make a bigger idiot.

What if you want five hours??

Must be free to stay longer than 4 hrs

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beastsurf said..
What if you want five hours??

$12.50 and so on

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SandS said..
nice clear sign , a job well done ............... other councils take note! . . .

Oops, guess I've failed. I intended my post to be a derogatory swipe at the "RATES" table within the sign. However, on reflection, I can see that the sign has good, bad and atrocious attributes. Overall, I cannot imagine the Germans or the Swedish designing something as cr@p as that.


Good: The blue and white colours. Purrfect. Go Cats!

Bad: The ALL CAPS font. Why? I hate that. Looks belligerent, indifferent, irritating, confronting. Literally "PARK YOUR CAR, BUY A TICKET, DISPLAY THE TICKET". Doh!!

Atrocious: That patronising table of "RATES". "Rates" is a misnomer; there's only one rate. My six year old grandson, Oscar the wild, can perform the maths to derive the correct hourly charges.
Why take five lines in a sign to say, in effect, "Fee: $2.50 per hour"? Simple, direct, understandable. If a motorist still doesn't know how much to pay, ask Oscar.


Then again, why should I care? I ride a motorcycle, and the "RATES" for parking that, confirmed by Oscar, are:-
$0.00 - 1 HOUR
$0.00 - 2 HOURS
$0.00 - 3 HOURS
$0.00 - 4 HOURS

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beastsurf said...
What if you want five hours??

You can't. It's a 4-hour maximum stay.

I think beastsurf's comment validated Greenpats comment :)

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beastsurf said..
What if you want five hours??

Park after 1:00pm...

So what happens on public holidays ?

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NewScotty said...
So what happens on public holidays ?

Yo kick back, have a beer, spend time with the missus, kids, do a few chores around the house