Douglas Council is in discussions over possible compensation from the supplier of the recently installed barrier systems at its car parks.
The conversion from 'pay and display' was blighted by a series of 'teething troubles', which Works Committee chairman David Ashcroft says were frustrating and extremely disappointing.
He says the requirements were clearly set out but a number of basic functions simply didn't work.
The shortcomings caused a range of problems for users of the car parks and took about a week to put right:

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