BEWARE AND READ THE FINEPRINT before you enter the Lindfield Village Green commuter carpark.
They recently added the boom gates and linked access to opal / credit / debit card taps.
But what they haven’t promoted clearly (and hidden in the fine print) is that any credit or debit card linked to the commuter travel has to be linked to a ‘Transport Connect account’.
I didn’t know this so when I tried to get out of the carpark today, I was shocked with a $30 charge.
Transport for NSW you can do better with your comms.
p.s. I’m quite aware that there’s also scope to improve the council’s arrangements for parking in the short stay section of LVG as well. Councillor Alec Taylor and I are continuing to advocate for change behind the scenes.
In other news, it also looks like the council EV chargers are now part of the ChargeFox network. I have mixed thoughts about that, having dealt with plenty of problematic ChargeFox chargers in the past where the issues appear to be network related. It’s also no longer free, it’s $0.30 per kw.
