Parking meters on Main street.

The Scawgeen

The clock on the parking meter on Main Street is 15 minutes slow as per printout, what's the story ? anybody. Am I due back 25c as I paid €1 for one hour parking. In other words my hour was up 45 minutes after I put my money in.

boris232

The Scawgeen wrote: »

The clock on the parking meter on Main Street is 15 minutes slow as per printout, what's the story ? anybody. Am I due back 25c as I paid €1 for one hour parking. In other words my hour was up 45 minutes after I put my money in.

Think that this is a way of them making up for the first 15 or 30 minutes being free. If all the meters on the street are like this then there must be somewhere that this can reported

The Scawgeen

Thanks Boris for replying, by that reckoning the clock should be set 15minutes forward so, one gets 75minutes for one's euro rather than 45 minutes. As it's advertised €1 for 1 hour. No phone number or address on the ticket machine that I could see, just the name of the security firm.

The Hill Billy

Main Street, where?

The Scawgeen

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Main Street, where?

Should have said, Tullamore.

240 Robert

The local council recently took over the responsibility of maintaining main st., so you could approach them about it.

charlieIRL

Going slightly off topic, I was down on main street there last week and I see that there is a lot of "sale agreed" signs on windows. Hopefully they all go through cause its like a ghost town down there.

240 Robert

Would be good if they changed the name of "main st", can be a bit confusing for visitors to the town. plus a proper name might give it some character/warmth (if u get what I mean).

Phil_Lives

I confirm that parking meters are 15 minutes wrong but no clamping is ongoing at present and the place is going to be ghost street when LIDL move to Cloncollig.
Closing down sale in Carroll's menswear absolutely, positively ends at end of August.

The Scawgeen

When is Lidl moving or is it just a rumour ? A lot of the buildings on the street are looking a bit dilapidated, sign of the times I suppose.

Beaulieu

Phil_Lives wrote: »

I confirm that parking meters are 15 minutes wrong but no clamping is ongoing at present and the place is going to be ghost street when LIDL move to Cloncollig.
Closing down sale in Carroll's menswear absolutely, positively ends at end of August.

Which August?;)
I understand he owns the property so it makes no sense to actually close. If he does its a real shame as they have nice stuff and Pat C is a gentleman (no relation etc btw)

Phil_Lives

this august. information current as of two days ago.

charlieIRL

Phil_Lives wrote: »

this august. information current as of two days ago.

I don't think they are moving to Cloncollig, that planning application on the old Carroll meats site is for a new Lidl.