604 Now- Vancouver’s New Parking Meters Will Accept Tips
The move is part of a broader strategy to recover revenue lost from the removal of the carbon tax. Officials say the tipping feature allows residents to support city services in a more “direct and meaningful” way.
If you tip “bigly” does this count as bonus points in the soon-to-be launched Vancouver Social Capital Program? Does not tipping mean Social Capital demerit points?
This will be easier to do – so convenient! – when we all have a chips in the back our hands to avoid have to reach for our wallets (I’m joking….for now)
I’m just waiting on the surcharge for paying with a card.
Tip: Crazy Legs in the third race
The last time I tried tipping a parking meter, it refused to budge and remained upright.
Because I read this on April 1, I would be tempted to say it’s a prank. But it’s Vancouver where no idea is regarded as too loopy.
Is that where your car keys were?
I was punked. Well done, Canadians.
Good God, don’t give Cynthia Block”Head” any ideas….
I read to the bottom. The last line was “fooled you!”
That’s the thing, people in this country and especially anyone trapped in the lower mainland are so shellshocked by government taxes, fees, and general overreach, that it actually sounds plausible.
“Forget it, Jake. It’s Vancouver.”
““Forget it, Jake. It’s Vancouver.””
Yes…where they extended the parking meter hours to Sunday and 10 pm every night ‘temporarily’ for the Winter Olympics or Commonwealth Games, then decided to KEEP those hours afterwards. For the money.
Nothing they say can ever be believed, April Fools Day or not.
“The move is part of a broader strategy to recover revenue lost from the removal of the carbon tax.
A more effective April Fool’s joke would have been stating bicycles must be licensed, insured, and inspected yearly.
Problem for the writers of this joke..Vancouver City administration is so out there,that they will seize on such an idea.
Trump is cancelling government tax on tips … while Canadaland is adding tips to their parking tax.
Pssst … I know which country I’d rather live in. Where I’m not scolded to “pay my fair share” of the parking tax.