Dundonians shouldn’t have to go to the top of the Law to breathe clean air.

Readers can tiptoe around this issue for as long as they wish, but the fact remains that the days of the selfish and lazy motorists are soon to be at an end.

For as they adopt the role of victim the message has finally got through to governments across the world. Like the rest of us they’ve heard enough of the “my car is a necessity” drivel. A car is a luxury. They’ll be taxed until they get the message. — T. McArthur, Dundee.

The footpaths were great to walk on, all done with asphalt except when I came to the Strips of Craigie Road along Greendykes Road.

The south side has no footpath for around 700 metres, only a track worn out by people walking on the grass verge. There has been a new bus shelter erected on this area, with no footpath. It seems strange.

On the north side the footpath is unadopted so when it rains you have to put on your wellies because of all the mud.

The point I am making is this is the main road into Dundee so surely this footpath should have been constructed by now.

The unadopted footpaths in Fairfield Road and Grove Road have been reconstructed this year and you never see anyone walking on them.

I don’t know who decides which footpaths get done throughout the year but it’s surely time this main road footpath was done. — Ernie Milne, Broughty Ferry, Dundee.

The school has issued numerous letters to parents and a few weeks ago we were issued with a very strong letter from Tayside Police about the use of the road and fines were mentioned.

This worked for one day before parents started using the road again.

At the end of last week, as I walked up Fintry Place with another parent, we noticed a police officer at the top of the street.

We thought this was someone actually carrying out the threat, but the officer collected a child then got into his car, which was parked at the top of Fintry Place.

What chance do our kids have if a policeman cannot follow a simple request?

It is only a matter of time before a child is hurt or killed, when it will be too late for these selfish, lazy and irresponsible parents to take notice. — Very Concerned Parent.

The residents of these flats range from asthmatic to the elderly whose only means of transport need spaces to park.

I don’t know what kind of penalty is meted out, but the sight of their faces upon being pulled up and held bang to rights was a pleasure to watch. — Angry Resident.

Some years ago I applied for a 40% grant towards installing new windows.

I was refused.

When I applied to have a central heating system fitted in my house, to which, according to the Government I had an entitlement, I was turned down, again.

More recently I received a letter telling me that it was very likely that I was entitled to some extra payment from the “pensions credit” people and that the payment could be as much as £1000.

I phoned the number that I was given and the lady to whom I spoke to asked me a few questions and then she said (surprise surprise) “I’m sorry but you don’t qualify for any additional payments.” — Eighty-Year-Old.

Another area in which the council is failing honest residents is in their failure to collect unpaid parking fines, with more than £500,000 outstanding.

As a council with one of the highest ratios of workers to residents, this can’t be down to lack of staff.

The administration is forever pleading poverty.

On this evidence it wouldn’t have to if it just did its job and collected the money owed. — Fed-Up Taxpayer.

It could become a good going business. — ’Arold.

I have never asked for, or voted for, Help the Aged to represent me, and hope that they will not have any say in how I am to end my days. I think that this decision has to be made on an individual basis and that it should be made law that anyone who completes a Living Will should have their wishes respected.

With an ageing population this subject is going to keep cropping up, and most of my friends do not wish to linger in a hospital bed. Sir David Lane got it right the other day when he said that at the end of life all that he wanted was a quick and painless death. — Menzieshill.

I have been a ‘stay at home’ mum, with only an odd job to fit around my husband’s working hours and children because they are always my priority. There is a difference between this and career-orientated mums who put their small babies to nursery full time to return to work.

On the subject of education, we read some children are leaving school unable to read, write and count. Why? Teachers have more time off, in-service days and the Government keeps changing education policies. I think lack of discipline and manners at home contributes to this. — E. Sandeman, Balunie Drive, Dundee.

We have every right to “have a go” at the English for their contribution to our being “kept in our place” over the centuries and let us not forget the home- grown contributors.

They sold their country for English gold and ignored protests against the Union in the streets.

Rabbie Burns called them “a parcel of rogues”, and, unfortunately, their ilk are still with us.

There is still oil in Scottish waters which will go on being removed from under our noses.

Scotland will carry on grubbing around, depending on the whims of a London government for whatever handouts we receive. — Moira Murphy, Dundee.

The real villains of Scotland’s oil “swindle” were Brian Wilson, Donald Dewar, Helen Liddle, George Robertson and John Reid, who like those of 1707, sold out for crumbs from London’s table. — The Watchman.

I feel sorry for your next victim, which there will undoubtedly be, and would suggest that you go on some sort of anger management course before you unwittingly damage your own car in a fit of rage. — Motorist, Dundee.