Veterans at dawn service pay exorbitant fees in inner-city car park bungle TRANSLINK has promised to make a "mass adjustment" for the thousands of train travellers who were slugged with $10 fixed fares at Central station today when the go card gates malfunctioned. About an hour before the Anzac Day parade in Brisbane City, a fire alarm at the station set the gates to open meaning passengers could not touch off. A Translink spokeswoman said it was a safety measure to open the gates when the fire alarm was triggered, to ensure no one was trapped on the concourse. It took more than two hours for them to be closed again. Although those affected were invited to contact Translink to sort it out, the spokeswoman said they would take steps to ensure no one was left out of pocket. "We will identify all of those who incurred fixed fares as a result of this incident and make a mass adjustment within five work days," she said. Crowds six and seven deep lined Adelaide and Creek Streets for the parade which began at 10am. Public transport had been promoted as the best way to travel into the City for the parade, and the dawn service. Meanwhile, servicemen and women were among a group of drivers slugged with exorbitant fees courtesy of a bungle at a Brisbane inner-city car park. They and other attendees at the city service were hit with peak hour Monday to Friday fees by automated parking machines upon exiting the unmanned Myer Centre car park. Only an hour earlier, all had driven past a sign at the entry boom gates outlining public holiday and night rates. The Courier-Mail is aware of one driver who was charged $30 for their 1.5 hour visit. The maximum rate for Monday to Friday parking is $49. The advertised public holiday $15 capped fee was bearable but few were prepared for the fees that appeared on automated ticket machines when it was time to leave. One serviceman had tried different ticket machines in the carpark in an attempt to find one that was charging appropriately but gave up and paid the full fee. Many were left frustrated by the lack of help available in the unstaffed carpark following the service. The assistance button at the exit point went unanswered by drivers seeking answers. A call to the carpark later in the morning was answered by a staff member who declined to comment, but said the malfunction had been corrected. The Courier-Mail has been contacted by readers who were stung by the fees this morning. "There were actually signs advertising an Anzac day special price of $5, not just the standard $15 public holiday weekend rate," one said. The Courier-Mail is awaiting a return call from the carpark's operator regarding refunds for those affected. Have you been affected? Email Felicity Sheppard