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Sometimes I have trouble getting the message through to people who arrive with vehicles that this is the inner city and well....
I know, I assume that people are intelligent and that I am not responsible for their parking their car, and yet they actually think that I am. Really, I have enough on my plate. Maybe I should just hand them a card with the parking rules and send them off on their own? Do I send them a note in the confirmation that specifies all the rules for parking? How do I get it across to people who live in suburbs that cars are a disadvantage in the inner city? How do I get it across that parking meters are a nickel a minute! That parking lots are $20 to $40 a day? That parking is extremely hard to come by? That I don't want the responsibility, because it's not my car!
(We rent a couple of spots, but we really can't accommodate all vehicles. In those cases where they have inquired and we don't have a rental spot available, we do help them find street parking. If they don't ask about renting, we assume they are intelligent enough to have made the decision to be cheap and find their own parking. I also don't usually try to sell the spots at the last minute because I'm afraid that it will make me sound like I'm trying to nickel and dime them. I have property taxes to pay on those spots, I need to cover costs.)
So, how do I tell them in a nice way so that they know they are being a donkey. (Because it's come up again. And guests just looked at me blankly when I told them that their car wasn't parked legally.)
- There are parking regulations.
- If you move your car, that parking spot won't be there when you get back. It's not reserved!
- Parking is at a premium. (You snooze, you lose. And that can be in just seconds!)
- Street cleaning and maintenance
- Permit zones (with limiting hours)
- Parking meters
- Fire hydrants (yes, in some countries you are allowed to park next to them.)
I know, I assume that people are intelligent and that I am not responsible for their parking their car, and yet they actually think that I am. Really, I have enough on my plate. Maybe I should just hand them a card with the parking rules and send them off on their own? Do I send them a note in the confirmation that specifies all the rules for parking? How do I get it across to people who live in suburbs that cars are a disadvantage in the inner city? How do I get it across that parking meters are a nickel a minute! That parking lots are $20 to $40 a day? That parking is extremely hard to come by? That I don't want the responsibility, because it's not my car!
(We rent a couple of spots, but we really can't accommodate all vehicles. In those cases where they have inquired and we don't have a rental spot available, we do help them find street parking. If they don't ask about renting, we assume they are intelligent enough to have made the decision to be cheap and find their own parking. I also don't usually try to sell the spots at the last minute because I'm afraid that it will make me sound like I'm trying to nickel and dime them. I have property taxes to pay on those spots, I need to cover costs.)
So, how do I tell them in a nice way so that they know they are being a donkey. (Because it's come up again. And guests just looked at me blankly when I told them that their car wasn't parked legally.)