But so what if a barrel of crude is trading at an all-time high of more than $78? Relatively speaking, that's quite cheap and the rise should be practically inconsequential.

However, it’s not, as the biggest factor in the extortionate price at the pumps is because the Chancellor slaps on duty of about 70%.

How on Earth can he justify this, and why on Earth do we let him get away with it?

Just think, if you spend £50 at the pumps, you only get £15 of petrol, while the Chancellor pockets £35.

The price of petrol has gone up nearly 50% since 1997. If only my wages had too.

If the Chancellor wants to give motorists a break, all he has to do is knock off some of the duty. The sooner more people wake up to this fact, the sooner something might be done about it. — Straight Talker, Arbroath.

I believe around £500,000 was spent on renovating these roundabouts, which have now been allowed to grow into an eyesore with an argument about who is responsible for their upkeep. What a waste of money.

We have now also had one reader suggest that local artists are brought in to renovate other roundabouts.

Am I alone in thinking that these roundabouts should be left bare? I thought they were supposed to be a traffic measure and not a work of art.

Any feature on a roundabout is a distraction for motorists who should be paying attention to the road. — Scott, Dundee.

Hae ye seen the headlines in the “Tele”?

Whas gonna tell Oor Wullie?

The horrid EU, would cheenge oor mince,

Does it no make ye want tae wince?

Ehve ate tatties and mince, a meh life,

Carried on when eh met meh wife.

Now suggested by a foreign nutter,

They are the ones wha stopped salt butter.

This what made me a man,

Just hae a look at Desperate Dan.

It’s kept me going, no ehm echty.

Eh tell ye this, eh’ve aye ate plenty.

It wis the staple diet o’ Black Watch men,

That’s something now, ye didna ken.

So stick this suggestion where the sun don’t shine,

The EU can keep their ideas,

Eh’l keep mine.

We kin aye tak a petition up, can we no? — Five-Star Geriatric.

I hope the authorities intend to recognise or give an award for this brave act.

Apart from his occupation as a bus driver, Alan is also a Boys’ Brigade officer.

As an ex-BB officer, I think he should be considered for the brigade’s award for heroism. — Admirer.

[Bus driver Alan broke down the door of Wilma Mitchell’s flat in Broughty Ferry Road on Monday, June 26, when he realised there was a fire inside.

Alan got Wilma and her son Scott to safety, while they waited for the Fire Brigade to arrive.]

[81 Squadron served over a period of 53 years from 1917 to 1970. During that time it was stationed in the UK, France, Russia, North Africa, Italy, India, Burma, Ceylon, Malaya and finally Singapore.]

If you are still shopping from this company, hopefully the following may sway you.

Tesco’s expansion around the world has taken an unexpected twist. The company is now selling live turtles and frogs in their stores in China.

The Tortoise Trust has started a campaign to stop this British company doing what it wouldn’t dare try at home. Visit their website at www.tortoisetrust.org to find out more. — S. and M. Cameron, Monifieth.

[The Tele asked Tesco to comment on the accusation, but at the time of going to press had received no response.]

Although I disagree with many actions of the Muslim community in Britain, I support them in their continuing struggle with the Jewish state. — George Aimer, Kinghorne Rd, Dundee.

Much of the country was closed down and a locomotive had to be dug out of the snow. The passengers were put up in Invergowrie Village Hall.

Everything was in short supply, with rationing still in force. — Eck ‘Inky’ Wigam, Taits Lane, Dundee.

It would appear that he thought he was getting a better deal from Dundee City Council.

He must have known that if he left their employment he would have to pay the rest of the deal. — B. C., Monifieth.