Hi Everyone,
Down Deans Ave in Chch there's the hospital parking, which has contactless payment machines at the entrance to allow for paying upon exit.
Context:
You drive up, insert your card and this your parking fee is displayed twice:
"OUTSTANDING AMOUNT:
$6.50"
"PRESENT CARD:
NZD $6.50"
However if you scan your paywave card/phone you're charged 60c 'transaction fee' without warning:
I feel this breaches the Fair Trade Agreement - Lack of specific information about the $ figure being applied at the point of sale.
I particular feel this is insidious preying on people leaving a hospital carpark, often an emotionally charged event in itself.
And in this instance it's nearly 10% of the ticket price, which is well beyond the ~2% credit card banking surcharge.
I utterly loathe Wilsons with a passion, but the simple fact is they have a monopoly on parking options in Christchurch.
What are your thoughts? Is this a grey area or straight up illegal?