Lighweight vandal resistent parking meter

A meter comprising:

• a first portion of an external housing having a bottom plate secured at a location to a top of an existing structure, a cross-section of the top of the existing structure having a first profile shape, the first portion of the external housing defining at least a pair of engageable rails above the bottom plate;
• and
• a removable assembly comprising:
• one or more meter payment components comprising one or more of a card payment reader, contactless payment reader and a coin payment reader;
• a radio frequency (RF) radio for wireless communication;
• and
• a second portion of an external housing comprising a pair of co-operating rails;
• wherein the pair of co-operating rails of the second portion of the external housing are engageable with the pair of engageable rails of the first portion of the external housing to allow relative movement of the first portion of the external housing and the second portion of the external housing between a first orientation of the removable assembly in which the removable assembly is detached from the first portion of the external housing and a second orientation of the removable assembly in which at least the first portion of the external housing and the second portion of the external housing provide a unitary housing to provide protection for the RF radio and the one or more meter payment components against an external environment and vandalism attack, a cross-section of the unitary housing at the bottom plate having a second profile shape, the unitary housing providing a transition portion extending from the bottom plate to provide a transition between the first profile shape of the top of the existing structure and the second profile shape of the bottom of the unitary housing.