in our town they did away with most of the coin meters and replaced them with credit/debit card meters, you run your card, pick a time and it spits out a receipt that you place on your dash on the passenger side, that can still run out of time but it also stops you from leaving time on a meter for someone else to park on your nickel. When you leave the spot even if you have a lot of time left, the next person has to run their card, and your receipt is only good for that one spot.
in our town they did away with most of the coin meters and replaced them with credit/debit card meters, you run your card, pick a time and it spits out a receipt that you place on your dash on the passenger side, that can still run out of time but it also stops you from leaving time on a meter for someone else to park on your nickel. When you leave the spot even if you have a lot of time left, the next person has to run their card, and your receipt is only good for that one spot.