There are mixed messages on the printed tickets produced by some Levin parking meters.
Shopper Desmond Patching paid for his parking at a meter on Queen St East, and the ticket it printed clearly said "Receipt Only - not needed for display purposes" at the top.
However, when he turned it over, Patching saw, in bold black on the reverse, the statement "this ticket is not valid unless placed on dashboard with expiry time visible outside the vehicle. Failure to do so may render you liable to prosecution."
The contradictory information has been a source of multiple queries to Horowhenua District Council, and Patching said it was confusing.