In reply to Simon Caldwell:
Likewise. I generally don't pay at Surprise View, because the card-only machine is just such a faff. (It isn't card-only because of any consideration of 'convenience' afaik, it just no longer takes cash because the machine was getting broken into ridiculously frequently.)
At Plantation I generally do pay. Not always full whack, admittedly. I'm with Jimbo C.
May I suggest you could also take Jimbo C's line?
Given that the charges aren't currently enforced, rather than parking on the verges outside the car park stay in and just pay what you feel is reasonable. £2 in the coffers is better than nowt, and your car is certainly better in the car park than wedged up against the wall opposite on that long-suffering verge.
Here (again) is where I think Adam L makes a good point. If it was clearer that the money is going directly towards the upkeep of the estate, maybe climbers would begrudge paying less. (Then again, maybe I'm underestimating the tightness of climbers.
Just out of interest - how many of us are aware of the 'honesty box' at the popular end?
It collects almost nothing, but if it were better known that the money isn't just disappearing into a hole in the ground and does (eventually) get used to do good things, would more of us drop a couple of quid in?