Used mid-term aka mid-stay (unhelpful inconsistency confusing to foreigners arriving for the first time) to pick someone up. Website said Bay 1 was where the shuttle came and left for the mid-term park so I asked my friend to go there, only to find it was in fact Bay 3 - this lost us 5-10 minutes through confusion to find each other so could not take the first shuttle. Finding a space to park in mid-stay was very difficult and time consuming - signage pointed out to 'spaces' which didi not exist. So I ended up paying an exorbitant £7 because I could not complete the operation within the free 30 minute period. Road surface in car park was just unmade up stones. The whole experience was frustrating and bad. Stansted is vastly superior in this respect.