Why do the pay stations issue receipts?
Paper receipts have many benefits. They allow parking payment to be portable from one space to another. That is, a customer who has remaining valid time on a receipt can use it to park at any other on-street parking meter or pay station space. Additionally, should a pay station be out of order, customers can purchase a receipt at any nearby pay station. This essentially enables all spaces to remain in service despite any potential equipment malfunctions. Finally, the issuance of receipts allows the user to have a record for expense tracking purposes or to assist in contesting a parking citation. Issuing receipts for credit card transactions is consistent with City practice and it complies with people’s expectations to receive documentation of credit card transactions. Because the pay station system is a “pay and display” system, receipts are issued for all transactions, cash or card. To mitigate concerns about litter, several receipt designs with tear-off portions were rejected because
