The person on the other end said it was okay and things would get sorted out in April when I would get my money cut.

I have just received a letter advising me I have been overpaid by a few thousand pounds and my money will stop and I will have to pay this back.

The problem is it is no fault of mine as, when I filled in the forms, I gave them all the correct details.

No wonder people get into debt or just give up work and live off social security. — Working Mum.

I live in Menzieshill, beside Ninewells Hospital, and am delighted with the residents’ parking (for which I have to pay).

Before this I could barely get parked near my home.

The letter writer seems to think that council staff should get special treatment. There is visitors’ parking in the area.

I have had tradesmen call and sought advice about their parking. — Happy Resident’s Parking Permit Holder.

Councillors should remember that their voters also have to find increased fuel costs for themselves.

For many, the recent massive energy price hikes mean we have to decide which we pay in full each year — Council Tax or heating our homes.

I suggest to the hard-hit taxpayers of Dundee that, come the next cold snap, we start occupying fully-heated, but half-empty, council buildings. — Chillier By The Year.

Freedom of movement has seen many more people living further from their place of work.

Others choose to minimise journey times to work and save time, petrol costs and toll charges into the bargain.

Charging to use the Tay and Forth road bridges isn’t something new.

It continues because both are hammered by overuse and so have to have regular maintenance.

As one who uses both bridges on a regular basis, I do not believe it unreasonable to expect bridge users to contribute towards the cost of their upkeep.

Should charging ever become an issue for me, I would simply leave for my destination earlier and use non-toll roads. — T. McArthur, Dundee.

This is not only road safety, but the law.

On more than one occasion, I have had to brake severely to prevent an accident. The children don’t understand the dangers. I believe they think motorists see them in their headlights, but we don’t.

Parents should be more safety-conscious, as there is no longer the cycling proficiency tests that were carried out in primary school.

The police should also review this policy, given the number of road users there are these days. — McD.

Yet it believes it is above the law and can flout international conventions and public opinion. — Dermot O’Sullivan, Dundee.

I’m sure it would work out cheaper than bombarding the council with phone calls. — Scott, Dundee.

This offence contributes to the abuse of children and should be met with a lengthy jail sentence. — Appalled.

That would save taxpayers’ money and police and court time. — Justice.

I trust there will be no such reluctance on Mr Farquhar’s part in speaking up when the council comes round to reducing his allowances now he is in charge of a much reduced department. — Fair’s Fair.

Why should ethnic minorities be put forward before anyone else?

I had hoped that politically-correct rubbish such as this would be confined to the dustbin. Perhaps Mr Cameron didn’t read the report by think tank Civitas that said such policies were detrimental to racial harmony. — George Aimer, Kinghorne Road, Dundee.

With Tory David McLetchie and Labour’s Henry McLeish, to name but two, resigning over irregular payments, is it not strange how often the people involved in these irregularities are never on the losing side? — Ed Thomson, Broughty Ferry, Dundee.