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Dear Editor

£200B extra costs from? What he should concentrate on is the climate change and public health benefits associated with driving EVs. These are estimated to be around £4B in Scotland alone plus the saving of around 2000 premature deaths annually.

Unfortunately, my letter did not get included in your paper.

Now Mr Cross tars all EV drivers as greedy for accepting free charging, receiving government grants (which are only £4500 for pure EVs and £2500 for PHEVs rather than the £5000 figure which he quotes), not paying tax, and parking for free all day, and being subsidised by the local authorities.

Perhaps he should accept the above benefits of driving an EV and the fact that the £4B costs of driving a ICE car are unsustainable and buy an EV himself.

Douglas Robertson, Anderson Drive, Perth The local Macmillan Cancer Support committee held a fundraising raffle in Tesco, Blairgowrie, over the weekend of October 6 and 7.

They are delighted to have raised £1243 and would like to thank everyone who bought raffles and for all the generous donations which were received.

They would also like to thank staff at Tesco for their help and for our loyal band of helpers who sold the tickets each day .

The Friday hamper was won by Mrs A Watson, Rattray, and the Saturday hamper went to Mrs C Greig, Coupar Angus. Carol Bisset, Treasurer, Blairgowrie Macmillan Cancer Support Group I would like thank you to say businesses to the donated and all to who coffee Muthill 23. morning Macmillan on September It was a great The sum success on the day. Thank raised was you all £1766.49. Margaret once again. Muthill Melville,