Having relatives over to stay from Spain, we came in to Lynn for the day.

After spending a pleasant day in the town, we returned to St James car park where I had parked my car a little over six hours previously.

Imagine my horror when the fee requested was £12.

Up to six hours is £4.40 and then it jumps up to £12.

I queried this with the attendant who said it was to deter people from staying too long as it wasn't a long-stay car park.

After leaving the car park and waiting at the traffic lights, I noticed that the car park sign only states St James car park and neither a long stay for short-stay car park.

I find it unbelievable that the largest and newest car park in a town in re-development does not want people to "stay too long". If this is the case it should be clearly displayed as a short-stay on the sign at the lights – which is where most people would decide where to park.

Mrs D. Rimington, Downham