Why must I use Hastings' car park ticket machines?

Ticket machines in car parks could be a hotpots for Covid-19

I am aware that ‘essential workers’ who display ID on dashboards can park free in pay bays in Hastings.

The rest of us who need to drive to go shopping have to, for no apparent reason, use the keyboards on the pay machines to register our vehicle registration and then in many cases, handle cash so as to legally park.

Hastings Borough Council is forcing people who need to drive to shop to effectively risk catching the virus just to keep that bit of cash coming in.

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