A small problem

SIR – Perhaps Michael Deacon’s amazing ability to distinguish between men and women (Way of the World, June 21) should have been put to use by the NHS trust that recently bought a fleet of brand new ambulances. Staff have complained that these cannot be driven comfortably or safely by anyone over 5ft 9in tall.

The trust obviously thought all its drivers/paramedics were women – average height 5ft 5in – not men, who have an average height of 5ft 10in. John Newbury

Warminster, Wiltshire