Made By Monkeys

Here at MBM, we are sticklers for technical accuracy. So we wanted to put the record straight on our blog post awhile back about a certain solar-powered parking ticket machine situated in a certain shady grove in a certain English town best known for a rather large brewery.

Andy Beattie, Eastern Area Manager for  the South Downs Joint Committee of Seven Sisters Country Park, is here to set the record straight that the machines do work, even though they operate in almost a total lack of direct sunlight while the trees are in leaf. The adjacent sign, however, appears to be well-lit.

Writes Andy:

"Sorry for the delay but I've waited until the trees are in leaf, and I've attached a few pics of the two machines in our forest car park. They are in their 8th year churning out tickets here and we have never had any problems with power supplied by the solar panels even though the leaves are about 2 feet above one machine and obviously the solar panels are in shade for most if not all the day. They work off ambient light, no need for direct sunlight. They come thoroughly recommended by me and our car park wardens!"

Thanks Andy, for enlightening us, so to speak!