New kiosk-style meters malfunctioned along the beach, but the town says the problem is mostly fixed.
Source: www.pressherald.com
The software used to run the kiosks wasn’t working properly with the town’s network and the machines would often go into sleep mode then not reconnect, preventing motorists from paying for parking spots. Users also ran into issues if they inserted their credit cards incorrectly into the card reader, requiring a pair of pliers and some patience to get the card back out. Because the kiosk is a chip reader, the raised letters and numerals on cards inserted backwards cause them to become jammed in the machine