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hippy-
Nah. You want to encourage people to get out in the park - and that can continue to include people driving in to park in the car parks. It just shouldn't be full of cars just cutting through.
The park is too big and too far from public transport to restrict cars altogether. You'd massively reduce the number of people who use it which would be pretty self defeating. Perhaps a small charge for parking, to encourage non car access, but as there is bugger all alternative I'm not sure what the point would be.
Scrabble
It's only Richmond park that this is really the case. For Regents, while the road is busy it's not really "in" the park - but round the outside. Annoying for cyclists, but I don't think it impinges on the quality of the park itself.
It does seem a bit mad in Richmond Park though. Traffic was backed up near Ham gate this morning. Would be amazing if they could implement a scheme where by you get charged £5 if you enter and exit from different gates within 30 mins, but would remain free for drop offs leaving from same gate and anyone staying longer than 30 mins.
Not quite sure how it would work infrastructure wise. Something like the system from the Dartford Crossing would be ideal - you get 5 days to pay online and are informed by a screen as you leave.