Buying ‘Spitter’ Tickets is P
ARKING TODAY ASKED FOUR ticket manufacturers for their input on assisting customers in purchasing tick- ets.We combined their input into this article. Editor
It’s important to remember themain purpose
for having equipment installed at a location: col- lecting money! The equipment is only as good as the ticket that comes out of it. If the ticket does not issue properly, it creates problems. It’s amazing, when you think about it, what that little piece of paper we call a ticket can represent. Not all tickets are the same, and your ticket ven-
dorwill need specific information in order to produce the correct ticket for your equipment. Parking tickets are produced in a range of shapes (rectangle and die cut), sizes (in metric and U.S. measurements) and con- figurations (fanfold, rolls and sheeted). There are vary- ing types and thicknesses of “stock” (paper) used in the different equipment, fromplain to thermal to polyester. Probably the most important information you can give your ticket printerwould be the brand andmodel of the equipment you
want tickets for. This information will tell the ticket printer the ticket size, the type paper needed, and if it has a barcode or a magnetic
stripe.The equipment distributor should be able to sup- ply you with the brand and model of your equipment. (It would be a good idea to mark the brand and model on the inside of the cabinet door for future reference.) If you are changing ticket printers, it would be a good idea to send them, if possible, a void-
ed ticket that has been processed through the whole system. Sometimes this can aid the ticket printer in determining what equipment you are using, and it also lets the printer know where your
system is printing so these areas can be avoided when printing your copy on the ticket. Please be patient with your ticket printer when ordering a new ticket for the first time. Some ticket dispenser manufacturers have different models that use different size tickets or different stock thickness- es.You could be asked to open the head of the ticket dispenser and let them know if there are green “tabs”
inside.This is not done as a
joke.They are trying to nar-
row down whatmodel you are using. Your ticket printer should always use thematerials called for
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