Can’t pay or display as parking meters don’t take new £1 coin

More than a fifth of local authorities have still not converted all their machines, leaving motorists facing finesOne in five local councils have failed to convert all their parking meters to accept the new £1 coin. With the old £1 coins fast disappearing (and not legal tender from 15 October), some motorists have resorted to desperate measures, such as leaving coins on the dashboard with a note about the meter to avoid being ticketed.A freedom of information request by the AA found