Motoring Discussion > Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. Miscellaneous
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 10:21 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - VxFan
A pregnant commuter has revealed her devastation after she was given a fine in a station car park because her ticket had faded in the sun.

. Louisa Partheniou paid £61 for monthly parking ticket from Southern Rail.

. She was stunned to discover a parking fine when she returned to her car.

. The ink on the ticket evaporated half way through month it was valid for.

. Commuter was then told it was her fault for not parking car in the shade.

tinyurl.com/zlepxcp - Daily Wail (also reported elsewhere)

Last edited by: VxFan on Fri 5 Aug 16 at 10:21
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 11:11 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - commerdriver
Last time I heard of a story like this the parker was advised to "Stick the ticket where the sun doesn't shine"
although that one may have been apocryphal.
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 12:53 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - Bill Payer
It's disconcerting that everyone seems to have dug their heels in over this - normally there's a "we contacted so & so and they cancelled the ticket immediatly" line from the newspaper.
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 14:51 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - Bromptonaut
Interesting that the train company suggests using tickets from machine which are thermally printed. While these won't fade they may react to being 'cooked' under the windscreen glass by going uniformaly dark. I 'killed' a travel season in the past by inadvertently ironing it inside a shirt pocket.
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 14:57 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - No FM2R
>> by inadvertently ironing it inside a shirt pocket.

It survived washing but died on ironing?? Or are your shirt pockets waterproof?
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 14:59 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - Slidingpillar
I've known thermally printed tickets degrade. The 'white' slowly became grey, and so did the printed bits... Not sure how long it took though.
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 15:28 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - NortonES2
Press reports recently to the effect that warranty claims are made difficult when the receipt recedes from view. Thermal printing has it's upsides for the retailer! tinyurl.com/ju7v4qu
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 16:07 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - Falkirk Bairn
High Value item receipt?

Take a photocopy (does not fade except after decades) of it or take a photo & upload it.
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 16:47 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - VxFan
>> I've known thermally printed tickets degrade.

The ALDI receipts used to fade. Went to take something back under the 3 yr guarantee they offer, to find the receipt was blank.
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 20:07 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - NortonES2
Apparently there is a possible, nay probable, resurrection technique of defunct thermal receipts . Involving irons and hair-dryers etc. Not aware of household items such as these.
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 21:09 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - Bill Payer
>>Not aware of household items such as these.
>>
They're handed by specialists behind the scenes.
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New Fri 5 Aug 16 21:31 
 Commuter fined for faded parking ticket. - Robin O'Reliant
Anyone remember the old Sinclair thermal printer from Spectrum days? The print lasted a couple of months if you were lucky.
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