It sounds like Stapleford have the fanny who used to do Cumbernauld Radio in the same fashion.
I suspect the same guy on Cumbernauld Radio was on when I landed at Cumbernauld one day a couple of years ago. After "runway vacated" I was given taxi instructions to park on the Alpha apron, despite being advised previously that visiting aircraft were to park on the Charlie apron. I taxied to the A as per his instructions, squeezing down the small link between aprons A and B, to then be humiliated over the frequency with "G-XX can I ask what on earth you are doing?". I replied "parking on A as advised, G-XX".
I took this up with him in the tower when paying the landing fee, but he argued that he meant the C apron in the most unprofessional manner. I haven't been back since.