diff --git a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
index a37f71a..071cb0f 100644
--- a/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/ATBAPP/ATBDeviceControllerPlugin.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "src/ATBAPP/support/DBusControllerInterface.h"
 #include "src/ATBAPP/support/PTUSystem.h"
 #include "src/ATBAPP/support/CashUtils.h"
+#include "src/ATBAPP/support/TicketUtils.h"
 
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QThread>
@@ -729,11 +730,12 @@ void ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::requestPrintTicket(const QHash<QString, QVariant
                 << "  currentDateTime = " << printingData["currentDateTime"] << endl
                 << "     ticketNumber = " << printingData["ticketNumber"]    << endl;
 
-    QDateTime parkingEndDateTime = QDateTime::fromString(printingData["parkingEnd"].toString(),  Qt::ISODate);
+    QDateTime parkingEndDateTime = QDateTime::fromString(printingData["parkingEnd"].toString(),      Qt::ISODate);
     QDateTime currentDateTime    = QDateTime::fromString(printingData["currentDateTime"].toString(), Qt::ISODate);
 
-    QString parkingEndDateString = this->printerLocale.toString(parkingEndDateTime.date(), QLocale::ShortFormat);
-    QString currentDateString    = this->printerLocale.toString(currentDateTime.date(),    QLocale::ShortFormat);
+    QString parkingEndDateString = TicketUtils::getLocaleDateString(this->printerLocale, parkingEndDateTime.date());
+    QString currentDateString    = TicketUtils::getLocaleDateString(this->printerLocale, currentDateTime.date());
+
 
     /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      * note: the following highly depends on printer template files!
@@ -1057,9 +1059,8 @@ void ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::private_setupDynTemplateData_START_RECEIPT(struc
     QDateTime parkingEndDateTime = QDateTime::fromString(ticket->getPrintingData()["parkingEnd"].toString(),  Qt::ISODate);
     QDateTime currentDateTime    = QDateTime::fromString(ticket->getPrintingData()["currentDateTime"].toString(), Qt::ISODate);
 
-    QString parkingEndDateString = this->printerLocale.toString(parkingEndDateTime.date(), QLocale::ShortFormat);
-    QString currentDateString    = this->printerLocale.toString(currentDateTime.date(),    QLocale::ShortFormat);
-
+    QString parkingEndDateString = TicketUtils::getLocaleDateString(this->printerLocale, parkingEndDateTime.date());
+    QString currentDateString    = TicketUtils::getLocaleDateString(this->printerLocale, currentDateTime.date());
 
     // set dynamic printer data:
     QByteArray ba_licenseplate = codec->fromUnicode(ticket->getPrintingData()["licenseplate"].toString());
@@ -1184,7 +1185,7 @@ void ATBDeviceControllerPlugin::private_setupDynTemplatData_FREE_TICKET(struct T
     QByteArray ba_parkingEndTime = codec->fromUnicode(parkingEndDateTime.toString("hh:mm"));
     memcpy((char*)dynTicketData->parkingEnd,  ba_parkingEndTime.data(), std::min(ba_parkingEndTime.size(),8));
 
-    QString parkingEndDateString = this->printerLocale.toString(parkingEndDateTime.date(), QLocale::ShortFormat);
+    QString parkingEndDateString = TicketUtils::getLocaleDateString(this->printerLocale, parkingEndDateTime.date());
 
     QByteArray ba_parkingEndDate = codec->fromUnicode(parkingEndDateString);
     memcpy((char*)dynTicketData->currentTime,  ba_parkingEndDate.data(), std::min(ba_parkingEndDate.size(),8));