The cars driving us mad

Last week on your Letters page, Colin Masterman suggested that because the owners of German cars always appear to break the speed limit, drive very close to the vehicle in front and hog the fast lane of motorways, those cars should be adapted so that drivers can no longer do those things. It was an excellent letter but he omitted to mention one item – that the makers of German cars should was the answer. People know they won’t be challenged by the police.

The police need resources and to be in a position to recruit more officers to go back on our streets and be part of our communities.

Julie Wright, South Normanton, Derbyshire If police chiefs claim that forces won’t have enough money to patrol the streets, putting lives at risk, why are they still spending millions on historic sex cases against celebrities, which often fail?

The answer, I’m sure, is such cases are politically correct and glamorous, while real police work is dirty, dangerous and largely unsung.

Roy Daniels, Luton Why are teams of coppers used to arrest non-violent, older celebrities? No doubt hands fly up also fit their vehicles with indicators that actually work.

Alan Dewfall, Melksham, Wiltshire As a Volkswagen owner and driver for more than 30 years, I thought it was only Ford drivers who drove the way Colin Masterman described. Adele Darbyshire, Warton, Lancashire when volunteers are needed for such jobs. We are constantly reminded by senior officers that budgets are being cut and officers are being jettisoned. Really? The next time an elderly chap needs arresting, how about limiting the number of police involved to eight? The others not on the job could then devote their time to solving real crime.

Jon Cole, Portsmouth The media are continually tied down to what they can and cannot do, but without the press a lot of crimes would go unnoticed. Reporters often do the work of the police, so – if the police are to have fewer resources – the press should definitely have more rights to uncover crime. Ryan Hammett, Neston, Cheshire