The man invited my daughter into a taxi he was driving saying he woulld take her home.

As they were about to pass my block of flats, my daughter shouted “that's my house” and luckily he stopped the car and let her out.

When she told me what had happened I phoned the police as there can be no innocent reason for anyone to ask a five-year-old to get into a car.

CCTV clearly showed the name of the taxi firm, but the registration number and the driver's face were not identifiable.

The police traced a man who lives in the flats who works for the taxi company. He denied being involved.

This week my daughter was playing in our house when she told me to go to the window. She pointed at a man and identified him as the person involved. It was the person interviewed by the police.

I phoned the police but they said my daughter's identification made no difference. They didn't even come to my house to speak to her. I feel my daughter and her friends are unsafe in their own street and feel let down by the police and by the taxi firm who seem not to care.

Most importantly I want people to realise how something like this can happen. When my daughter was at her friend’s I looked out of my window every five minutes to check she was OK and this still happened.

I now can't bring myself to let her back out to play and she feels she is being punished all because there is “not enough evidence”.

What about common sense? The police have CCTV of a taxi that clearly belongs to a company and now she has identified a man, who drives for this firm, as the person responsible.

I feel let down. — Worried Mum.

[A spokesman for Tayside Police said, ‘‘A police officer will be contacting the woman to discuss any concerns or issues she may have.

‘‘While we cannot discuss the detail of the inquiry, she can be assured we are treating this allegation with the utmost seriousness, as we would with any complaint of this type.

‘‘As well as speaking to the complainer, door- to-door inquiries have been undertaken, as has a review of CCTV in the area and a number of people have been interviewed.

‘‘The complainer has been kept advised about the investigation. If there is anyone who has information useful to our enquiries they should contact the force on 0845 600 5705 or speak to their local officer.

‘‘Parents should remind their children that they should never get in to a vehicle of someone they don’t know or go anywhere when invited by a stranger.”]

The programme was a reliable compendium in informing us his movie debut was as a gangster in Black Memory (1947).

But then it claimed Sid’s favourite Carry On outing, as the Rumpo Kid in Carry On Cowboy, was his first taster at an American accent.

In fact, Sid assumed the USA accent long before that in the Charles Chaplin 50s’ satire A King In New York.

Sid had a long and varied career with more than a few hidden gems throughout his CV.

Tommy and Toreador (1959) is my nominee for the most obscure Sid feature. In this effort he proved his versatility with his singing.

I have the EP Decca soundtrack. The cover credits state Tommy Steele, Janet Munro and featuring Sidney James. — J. I. Matthew.

That support will, in my opinion, begin to evaporate if future comments from Rory Malone continue in the same manner.

In the first instance, he says his members stood “shoulder to shoulder” with other trade unions.

There weren’t exactly bands of marauding strike breakers roaming around Dundee looking for a picket line to cross.

He then follows up saying the unions will bring down the Scottish Parliament if they don’t listen to the wage demands.

I would very much doubt if the political future of the country is in any danger.

Although Mr Malone’s members were no doubt happy to have a day off, I doubt if many fancy the idea of a protracted strike and, with the credit crunch, probably couldn’t afford to anyway. — Sandy Anderson, Lochee.

Trusted Traders, in particular, cause me stress and despair. They have answering machines and employees who take calls and promise all sorts of things like ‘we will get back to you’.

The most recent one was supposed to arrive on Wednesday afternoon this week, then Thursday pm and now it’s Friday and he should have been here at 8.30 am. but there’s no sign of him.

I’m still waiting for a satisfactory outcome.

How do these ‘Trusted Traders’ get on to this list? —M. M., Dundee.

[A spokeswoman for Dundee City Council’s trading standards department said, “The Dundee City Council Trusted Trader scheme has been running for over three years and has helped many local consumers make better informed choices about which local firm to choose to get a job done.

“All firms are vetted by Trading Standards before becoming members and the scheme relies heavily on customer feedback to assess standards of work and customer care.

“We are always interested to hear details of cases where firms have not carried out work to the required standard or not abided by the code of practice.

“You can contact the Trusted Trader team on 01382 436260 or check the website at www.trustedtrader.info”]

Surely if the person is incapable of walking the distance from a normal parking bay, they would qualify for a disabled badge?

I’m sure that if there were parking spaces specifically for the elderly they would have something to say about young families using them.

When I approach them to point out these bays are for young families, I am met with less than polite replies. No wonder the youths of today are troubled — look at the inconsiderate and impolite example set by their elders. — Furious Mum.

Earlier this year I had a visa problem and approached him for help. He and his case worker, Emma Purvis, followed up my inquiry with letters and phone calls, and the issue has been resolved.

Their efforts are appreciated. — Lawrence Anikwe.