Letter: Chesterfield car park’s new meters penalise motorists

I am most concerned about the unfair amount being withheld by the new meters at Chesterfield Borough Council’s Holywell Cross car park.
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For a short stay, the charge is £0.80 and up to an hour charge £1.60. My trips are regularly short.To have a £0.50 plus £0.30 fee – in whatever combination – is, to most of us, another hurdle often not accessible.This so often means having to part with our £1 coin and not getting any change.I believe the council owes me some episodes of free parking because of the amount accrued since the new meters were installed. I wonder how many others feel the same.On several occasions, car owners have made comments about the unfairness of this practice.

M. Read, Derbyshire

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Holywell Cross car park, Chesterfield, where new meters are causing irritation for the motorist who has contributed this letter.Holywell Cross car park, Chesterfield, where new meters are causing irritation for the motorist who has contributed this letter.
Holywell Cross car park, Chesterfield, where new meters are causing irritation for the motorist who has contributed this letter.

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