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Old 10-15-2022, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by coffeebean View Post
You need to pull close enough to the card reader. I'm so used to it and I know where I need to be when I pull up to the gate reader. I understand it is the same deal with those card cloned strips that are installed in the side view mirrors.
We pulled up so close we scraped the tires. The "hold it up to the window" trick does NOT work with our cards...

The mirror chip works if the tires are a foot or so away from the curb...
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