点评:I am beyond disappointed with my recent experience at Dinton Pastures Country Park, which was utterly ruined by the callous and money-grabbing attitude of Wokingham Borough Council. After a wonderful day outdoors, my family was subjected to a heartless penalty for a mere 24-minute overstay beyond our paid 3-hour parking session. The reason for this overstay? An unforeseen medical emergency involving our young son, who suffers from a condition that caused an uncontrollable nosebleed. Despite providing clear evidence and explaining the situation, the council coldly rejected our appeal and forced us to pay a hefty fine, or risk having the amount doubled.
This is the same council that locks the gates at exactly 5 PM, stranding visitors who may be enjoying the park, and then demands an outrageous £115 per vehicle to reopen them. It’s clear that Wokingham Borough Council is more interested in extracting money from its visitors than in promoting exercise and outdoor activities.
If the council put even half the effort into encouraging healthy lifestyles and outdoor recreation as they do in squeezing every penny out of people, they might see a significant reduction in their adults' social care bill. But instead, they choose to nickel and dime families who are simply trying to enjoy a day out.
I will never return to Dinton Pastures and strongly advise others to avoid it as well. There are plenty of other parks where visitors are treated with respect and fairness, rather than as cash cows for a greedy council. Save yourself the frustration and go elsewhere.
翻译:我最近在丁顿牧场郊野公园的经历让我非常失望,沃金厄姆自治市议会冷酷无情、唯利是图的态度彻底毁了这次经历。在户外度过了美好的一天后,我的家人却因为超出了我们付费的 3 小时停车时间而仅仅停留了 24 分钟而受到了无情的惩罚。这次超期的原因是什么?我们的小儿子出现了意料之外的医疗紧急情况,他患有一种疾病,导致无法控制的鼻出血。尽管提供了明确的证据并解释了情况,但议会冷酷地驳回了我们的上诉,并强迫我们支付巨额罚款,否则罚款金额可能会翻倍。
正是这个议会在下午 5 点准时锁门,让可能正在公园里玩耍的游客滞留,然后要求每辆车支付 115 英镑的巨额费用才能重新打开大门。很明显,沃金厄姆自治市议会更感兴趣的是从游客身上赚钱,而不是推广锻炼和户外活动。
如果市议会能像从人们身上榨取每一分钱那样,花一半的力气去鼓励健康的生活方式和户外娱乐,他们可能会看到成年人的社会福利费用大幅减少。但相反,他们却选择从那些只想享受一天的家庭身上捞钱。
我永远不会再去丁顿牧场,强烈建议其他人也不要去那里。还有很多其他公园,游客受到尊重和公平对待,而不是被贪婪的市议会当成摇钱树。省去烦恼,去别的地方吧。