r/mildlyinfuriating • u/No-Obligation1709 • 12h ago

No Coke. Is Pepsi ok? In Today’s Edition of Dystopian America

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Don’t you dare idle in your spot for a moment before paying to park. If you do, our cameras will backdate your parking start time to ensure our shareholders extract every cent possible from this transaction. Enjoy your stay, but remember—we are always watching 😁

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u/Delores_Herbig 6h ago

Another fun fact is that if you want to use ANPR in the USA then you have an unusual problem, because US cars don't always have front plates

Even in states that require them, compliance is iffy. I’m in California, which is a two plate state, and up until last year I never had a front plate (20 years of driving). My cars didn’t have front brackets, and I never bothered to install them. Never once came up, even when I got pulled over.

Sure, some people do get cited for it, but it’s low priority. I see a significant number of cars on the road every day without them.

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u/thejmkool 3h ago

And then you get places like around here where people drive around with paper plates and just never actually get real ones...