- Received unexplained charge from rental car company in Edinburgh a month after returning vehicle. Tracked it down to a parking ticket at Strother's Lane.
Tracked it down to arrival in Inverness from Edinburgh on a Sunday noon, after arriving from the US. No coins in pocket and machine would not accept credit/debit card. Ran to Charlie's for change. Closed due to lack of help on a Sunday. Went to a sandwich shop on Strother's lane who wasn't able to provide change. Finally went to gambling concern at the end of Strother's on Academy and was able to cash a bill for pound coins. This took 15 to 20 minutes in all. The Parking Ticket fine was issued noting a time of 12:01. By the time I was able to get a ticket from the machine and put it on the dash board, the ticket was timed at 12:21. My receipt from Mustard Seed had us checked out at 14:06, with 15 minutes to spare.
Moral of the story: Don't give your last pound coin as a tip when you leave the hotel in Edinburgh.