al78 wrote: I don't see the problem with a small charge for parking, and in some areas it is not expensive enough. Try getting a space at Pen-y-Pass car park on a sunny weekend without having to get out of bed at silly-o-clock if you live more than an hour away.
They charge £10 minimum at pen-y-pas!
Are you suggesting they should up it to say £15 or £20 to price some folk out of the car park and then you could get a space because you are willing to pay?
I've been on top of Snowdon 3 times and found the parking to be difficult and expensive every time. Why not build a bigger car park or have an inexpensive park and ride to pen-y-pas to take the numbers down at the car park. Personally I wont be back there or the Lake District and that is one of the reasons.
To be honest though I guess that's what they want because the visitor numbers are too high already.