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| Cornwall no-change parking meters make £300,000 a year | Cornwall no-change parking meters make £300,000 a year |
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| Cornwall Council is making more than £300,000 a year simply because its parking machines do not give change. | Cornwall Council is making more than £300,000 a year simply because its parking machines do not give change. |
| Last year, £11.6m was paid in parking fees, of which an estimated £307,293 was due to an "over-vend", a Freedom of Information request shows. | |
| The authority said stocking 250 machines with change would be too problematic and costly. | The authority said stocking 250 machines with change would be too problematic and costly. |
| According to the council's figures, in 2011/12 it made more than £340,000 from no-change pay and display machines. | According to the council's figures, in 2011/12 it made more than £340,000 from no-change pay and display machines. |
| 'Prone to vandalism' | 'Prone to vandalism' |
| The authority, run by a Liberal Democrat-Independent coalition, said in a statement: "In Cornwall, there are over 250 pay and display machines in locations from Bude to Porthcurnow and if these machines gave change there would have to be a mechanism to ensure they were continually stocked with sufficient change and to address the situation if they were not. | The authority, run by a Liberal Democrat-Independent coalition, said in a statement: "In Cornwall, there are over 250 pay and display machines in locations from Bude to Porthcurnow and if these machines gave change there would have to be a mechanism to ensure they were continually stocked with sufficient change and to address the situation if they were not. |
| "The logistical problems of doing this would be great and would result in a high cost. | "The logistical problems of doing this would be great and would result in a high cost. |
| "The 'base level' of change would also be left in the machines at all times making them much more prone to vandalism and theft." | "The 'base level' of change would also be left in the machines at all times making them much more prone to vandalism and theft." |
| It also said there was a cashless mobile phone payment system on some machines. | It also said there was a cashless mobile phone payment system on some machines. |
| "The amount of overspend only represents about 2% of our total income from car parking charges," it said. | "The amount of overspend only represents about 2% of our total income from car parking charges," it said. |
| "Like any surplus parking income, it is used to support transportation requirements such as road maintenance and concessionary bus fares." | "Like any surplus parking income, it is used to support transportation requirements such as road maintenance and concessionary bus fares." |