As only six fitted into my car, I took them to the shop late at night and placed them in the doorway, alongside other bags that had been kindly donated.

I decided to take the remaining bags to the shop the following morning, before starting work.

I returned before the shop opened and to my dismay saw all the bags had been stolen.

Is nothing safe? — Wayne Brand, Heathfield Wynd, Dundee.

They informed me my off-side, front headlight was out. I thanked them and said it must have happened during the drive though as it was all right in the morning.

I said I would go and get a replacement straight away.

The sergeant said I had two options — an on-the-spot fine of £30 or being charged under the Road Traffic Act which entailed handing in my driving licence and insurance certificate to a police station within seven days plus taking a ticket he wrote to an MoT station to rubber stamp that the bulb has been replaced.

I chose the second option but in hindsight the first would probably have cost me less as I now have the inconvenience of getting down to Bell Street then trying to find an MoT station.

All this is particularly awkward as I work out of the city.

So, thank you Mr Jobsworth. — Gary Skelly, Mericmuir Place, Dundee.

I am not against actors or actresses being recognised at the Oscars or Baftas, but to be given an award for starring in Coronation Street or the like is a bit hard to swallow.

Soap awards are an insult and are used by some actors for promote self promotion. How many times do we see actresses flash their underwear at cameras just to get their photo in the papers?

I wouldn’t mind if those people had an ounce of talent, but sadly most don’t. — James Campbell, School Road, Dundee.

Not only did it cause extensive damage, but they also put the driver, myself and my seven-month-old daughter in danger.

Are all children so bored these days that they have to pass the time by attacking buses and thus endangering people’s lives?

Luckily nobody was hurt this time, but they could be if there is a next time. — Angry Mother.

Vancouver is one of the worst. Thousands sit and sleep in most areas.

Every type of tactic and programme has been tried to get rid of them and nothing has worked.

This has left Vancouver with one of the worst drug problems and it is a dangerous place to walk in at any time of the day. — Realist, Vancouver.

I hope this is stopped before it gets off the ground.

There are many more needy people who can’t get the help they need.

The health authorities are quick enough to slam smokers.

I have never heard of a smoker mugging people to buy their drug. — B. Patterson, Fintry Road, Dundee.

What they fail to explain is the high oil price is due to the security situation in Iraq and the wider Middle East.

It is rather worrying to see the separatists forced to depend on war in the Middle East to support their calculations for Scotland being able to support itself. — D. Campbell, Broughty Ferry.

We now find ourselves having a 20-minute walk to the end of the drive.

I am heartily sick of the way the buses are run for the convenience of folks near the beginning of the avenue.

Let’s have a one- way circular route — Ballindean Road, Balunie Drive, Baldovie Road, Balunie Avenue, terminus, Balunie Avenue. — Weary.

They are cutting out the light and washing does not dry and flowers, bushes and lawns are dying.

Someone was supposed to come and have a look, but as far as I know nobody has been.

The branches of the trees are hovering over the clothes line and almost touching the pavement.

What an eyesore.

Could we get the trees/branches/ sawn down, as this is the natural time of the year to do so?

Whoever is responsible should be ashamed. This should never have been allowed to happen. — Angry.

It is still not fixed. — Marion Bathgate, Charleston Drive, Dundee.