To me this feels very much like musings or mountain out of a molehill. Sometimes things do not need to be automated.
"Classic" parking meters are right next to the stop where parked, and the "heavy" coins, are right in the center console of my car so they are "handy".
Newer parking meters where a centralized ticketing system collects the coins, bills, or card payment then spits out a ticket or takes the license plate is just as convenient. This does require to walk to the meter.
Traveling around the world, the best solutions I found are the ones that do not require electronics by the parking person (e.g., cell phone, transponder), and take local currency, not just credit card. Walking 30m to a station to pay, get a ticket or enter license tag/plate numbers is perfectly acceptable.
Agreed. Digital payments for parking are a solution looking for a problem. Keeping a bit of change in the center console is far less hassle than installing an app, setting up accounts/payment methods etc.
"Classic" parking meters are right next to the stop where parked, and the "heavy" coins, are right in the center console of my car so they are "handy".
Newer parking meters where a centralized ticketing system collects the coins, bills, or card payment then spits out a ticket or takes the license plate is just as convenient. This does require to walk to the meter.
Traveling around the world, the best solutions I found are the ones that do not require electronics by the parking person (e.g., cell phone, transponder), and take local currency, not just credit card. Walking 30m to a station to pay, get a ticket or enter license tag/plate numbers is perfectly acceptable.