PARK-O-CARD SAVES TIME, INCONVENIENCE AND MONEY 

HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU PARKED YOUR CAR, REACHED INTO YOUR POCKET OR PURSE AND FOUND NO CHANGE? YOU KNOW THE PROBLEMS IN ASKING FOR CHANGE. YOU ARE ALSO AWARE THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR CAR TO FIND CHANGE, YOU MAY GET A $20 PARKING TICKET. EVEN PAYING FOR THE TICKET INDUCES MORE STRESS.

SO PARK-O-CARD IS HERE. THIS "SOCIAL INVENTION" CAN CLEAR CITY STREETS OF VERTICAL HIGHWAYMEN, REDUCE STRESS, SAVE DRY CLEANING COSTS BY KEEPING YOU OUT OF THE ELEMENTS, DOWNSIZE BUREAUCRACY AND PROVIDE MUNICIPALITIES WITH PARKING REVENUE AT MINIMAL EXPENSE. MORE MONEY CAN THEN GO INTO GENERAL REVENUES TO PAY FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

PARK-O-CARD IS A CREDIT-CARD-SIZE DEVICE CONTAINING A MICROCHIP, A SMALL, LONG-LASTING LITHIUM BATTERY AND A LIGHT CRYSTAL DISPLAY (WITH A SERVICE LIFE OF 14,000 HOURS). CUSTOMERS BUY UP TO $100, 200 OR $300 MAXIMUM OF PARKING TIME FROM THEIR CITY, PARKING COMPANIES OR PARKING LOT OPERATORS. CARD COST IS ABSORBED INTO THIS INITIAL PURCHASE.

YOU ALSO NOW HAVE A RECEIPT FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES. TRY AND GET THAT OUT OF A METER!

HERE IS HOW IT WORKS: YOU DRIVE INTO A ZONED LOT WHICH DISPLAYS TIME AND RATES. YOU SET YOUR CARD TO MATCH THAT LOT'S SPECIFIC CHARGES AND THE CARD STARTS ITS OWN BUILT-IN METER. YOU ATTACH THE CARD TO THE SUN VISOR AND TURN IT TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE DECIMAL POINT STARTS BLINKING TO SHOW THAT THE CARD IS WORKING AND THAT YOU HAVE A CREDIT BALANCE LEFT.

UPON RETURNING TO THE CAR, YOU STOP THE CARD'S COUNT-DOWN, CHECK FOR MONIES LEFT TO SPEND ON FUTURE PARKING AND DRIVE AWAY. NO HASSLE. NO EXTRA MONEY WASTED INSIDE A PREPAID PARKING METER WHEN YOU RETURN EARLY. AND BEST OF ALL: NO PARKING TICKET ON THE WINDSHIELD.

THE SYSTEM ELIMINATES THOSE HEAVY, EXPENSIVE AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY- INTIMIDATING METAL PARKING METERS. SAVED IS REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR COST WHEN THEY GET HIT BY PARKING CARS; HIGH MAINTENANCE COST DUE TO SLUGS, ANNOYED MOTORISTS OR THE ELEMENTS; COST OF FREQUENT COIN COLLECTIONS; AND POSSIBLE EMBEZZELMENT OF SOME OR ALL COINS. PARK-O- CARD EVEN ALLOWS MORE PARKING BECAUSE, WITH PAINTED STREET LOCATIONS NO LONGER NECESSARY, SMALL CARS THAT TAKE UP LESS SPACE PROVIDE MORE ROOM FOR OTHER CARS. PARK-O-CARD CAN ALSO BE USED FOR SPECIAL-EVENT PARKING. THIS COULD REJUVENATE CITY-CORE SHOPPING.

THE SAME CARD COULD WORK EVERYWHERE. RATES DAY OR NIGHT AND AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS COULD BE ADJUSTED BY CITY OR LOT OWNERS WITH AN ON-LOCATION RATE CARD SIGN CHANGE AS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS WARRANT. BUT NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THAT AS YOUR CARD COVERS IT ALL.

THIS IS AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME. PHONE CITY HALL AND DEMAND IT NOW! MORE INFORMATION: JANET D. HANSEN, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, PARK-O-CARD CANADA LTD., 9551-56TH AVENUE, EDMONTON, CANADA T6E 0B2.

TEL 403/434-9547. FAX 403/489-8852.

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