Sunday drive-less

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A ban on Sunday driving in cities and a reduction in motorway speed limits are among measures being suggested to help bring the current fuel price crisis under control.

This is an energy forum in Paris making this suggestion. I know it seems like the sort of thing Edinburgh Council would do but on this occasion they’re not guilty. Yet.

Mary Marshall Sorry, do we live in North Korea, or Russia? We should not be dictated to or have our lives governed like this. Fair enough for the spread of infectious diseases but for fuel! If this is Paris saying this, all I can say is ‘Brexit’ – we do not have such a reliance in Russian oil or gas like Europe.

Scott Brown How many cars’ worth of fuel does one passenger jet or bigger ship use? Add to that the pollution they produce.

Start looking towards the bigger fuel and polluters rather than just targeting cars.

Alan Pirouet

What about carers, nurses, doctors and other emergency service personnel, shop workers, hospital/care home visits? Stupid idea!

Jennifer Dimelow

Cue Adam Mcvey, Lesley Macinnes, Karen Doran, Cammy Day and the Greens to jump on the bandwagon with this one. They'll make these temporary measures permanent, same as they did with Spaces For People. They must think all their Christmases have come at once with this idea!

Alan Davidson

Better read Brave New World to understand where these control freaks are trying to take us.

Graeme Robertson Life doesn't stop on a Sunday. People still have places to go, work to go to etc. What about disabled people who have no other means to get around? We're not in a dictatorship! Or are we? Never heard so much ridiculous rubbish!

Carol Pake Ban Sunday driving! What about all my carers who still have to get to clients on a Sunday? It’s not like people only need help six days a week.

Rebecca Mclennan In Beijing they have a yellow label car policy and road space rationing policy. That means even / odd number plates on alternate days. I presume a lot more car sharing goes on to get to work etc.

Aileen Candlish How are restrictions on car use going to lower the price of fuel?

David Mcgrath

It’s always hit the drivers, hit the drivers hard. Just a few years ago they were talking about raising the speed limit on motorways to 80mph and now this. It’s a disaster waiting to happen and road rage will go through the roof.

Charles Pretty

Lots of people work on Sundays. Also public transport is less frequent on Sundays.

Debbie Garriock

What clowns come up with these ideas? Clearly too much time on their hands.

Ashley Gillies

Just get the government to reduce fuel prices to an acceptable level – they are the ones making vast sums of money every time you fill your tank!

Milly Cunningham So it means in future I am just meant to work, pay taxes and on Sunday I can’t enjoy myself with my family? We need to pay any price for fuel anyway, whatever decision they make.

Edite Gailite Edinburgh council – ‘No no, you're looking at this the wrong way. What you should really be doing is banning cars Mon-sat and turning Sundays into bike-only days. And why don't you have a compulsory parking at home tax?’

Chris Whigham

How do people get to work? Not everyone works Mon-fri. Start with closing shops on a Sunday, then . Don’t think that will happen somehow.

Margaret Paterson

Sunday ain’t been day rest for a long time. Far too many shops and businesses open on Sundays. How are folk to get to work?

Dale Stewart

Yet again trying to take cars off the roads.

Jacqueline Phillips

Want to sort the fuel crisis? Lob a bit more than five per cent off the fuel duty and get politicians to buy their own food and beer and cut the House of Lords’ dough by 80 per cent. This would be a great start.

Mark Fairbairn

How about closing airports on Sunday? No flights.

William Wood

Of all the stupid and ridiculous things, this just takes the biscuit.

Elaine Mcdougall

Yet again trying to take cars off the roads.

Jacqueline Phillips

Why don't they suggest on Sundays we get strapped in to the kitchen table around 10.30am and released around 7pm? This would work.

Gillian Godsell