Anton8 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Hi I seem to have read somewhere recently, it must have been it the paper. A guy up north somewhere parked his E-Tron in a car park, purchased a ticket for the correct amount, returned to his car within the allotted time and got a ticket for £60 for being over weight. It seems there was a weight limit of 1750kgs and the E Tron weighs in at 2300kgs. Just wondering if anybody else has come across this. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Many thanks Tony, It’s not April 1st already is it? (1) Never heard of a weight limit in a car park ( unless access might be over a weight limited bridge). (2) How on earth would a car park attendant know the weight of an E Tron? Kind regards, Gareth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton8 Posted November 4, 2023 Author Share Posted November 4, 2023 Hi Gareth If the car park in question had ANPR I would think it wouldn't be a major step to get make, model, weight, flashed up on the screen for the jobs worth to issue the ticket. A.I. at it's best. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Thanks Tony, but I just can’t see any of it, to be frank. Kind regards, Gareth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton8 Posted November 4, 2023 Author Share Posted November 4, 2023 I think it is a bit OTT but it must be true as it was in The Daily Express. Ha Ha Ha Tony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withanee Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Joking aside, I heard an interview on the radio a few months ago with a structural engineer talking about how the weight of modern cars, especially EVs, is a real emerging problem with older multi-storey car parks, that simply weren't designed to carry that much weight. He was talking about how many will have to be strengthened and/or have their capacity reduced to cope. Perhaps not so surprising when a modern EV weighs double or more than a typical family car of the 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton8 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Hi Jeremy. I do wonder some times about my e-tron weighing in at 2500kg. The average weight of a car in 2001 was 1328kg it is now 1600kg according to the M of T. So, it is increasing quite rapidly. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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