We always welcome a Letter to the Editor to share with our readers – unsurprisingly they don’t always reflect the views of this publication. If you have something you’d like to share, get in touch and of course, your considered comments are welcome below. This by Ed Mew. Ed
Just a warning folks!
We took our kids to Jungle Jim’s in Shanklin on Sunday 26th April and 
parked in the car park next to it.
The tariff said £2 for up to two hours. The machine was out of order and the instructions were to use the nearest machine.
So I crossed the road only a matter of yards away, paid £2 and went into the play area.
Different charging on road and in car park
After about an hour I mentioned to my partner that I’d forgotten to check the expiry time, so went back out to car to have a look.
The ticket said my hour was almost up (but hang on I paid for two hours).
Of course, the machine across the road wants you to pay £2.20 for up to two hours.
So not only did we cut the girls play short, I also paid more than I should for the ticket and £6 for the entry to Jungle Jim’s only to have one hour there.
The point being, that I had parked in the car park that clearly stated £2 for up to two hours.
So why should I pay more?
