The marinas in Marstal and Ærøskøbing have taken their payment machines in the harbours out of operation and are once again relying on direct payment to the harbour master - either in his office or during the tours of the jetty. Payment machines have been introduced almost everywhere in Denmark in recent years. On Ærø, the reason given for the turnaround is the costly maintenance and unexpectedly high susceptibility to failure of the payment machines.

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