Is Your Parking Garage Ripping You Off?

Next time you get your ticket from the parking garage dispenser, better grab a clock.

A New Haven parking garage got busted after an investigation showed that the entry clock was set four minutes slow, while the exit clock was set five minutes fast, resulting in patron after patron getting overcharged. After investigators alerted the garage, a spokesperson said they know of the “timing synchronization concerns” and promised to check them out and fix them if they found any “discrepancies.”

Minutes add up faster when clocks are out of sync in New Haven [New Haven Register] (Thanks to Sierra!)

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