The attractiveness of Dundee Airport was plentiful when the London and Manchester routes started about 10 years ago and I loved the convenience of the facility.

Gradually, however, the cost has been increasing and the introduction of the parking charges, on November 30, is a step too far.

My weekly flight is now about £280. Adding the charge for car parking, will push it to over £300. I can get the same flight from Edinburgh for about £100 to £150 less.

Well done Highland and Island Airports for destroying one of the perceived benefits of the city.

Free parking at the airport was always something to be commended. It showed a commitment to helping passengers and I’m sure it made using the facility a more attractive proposition.

The decision to introduce car parking charges has been hugely detrimental to the airport and, therefore, to the city as a whole. — Traveller.

On entering the car park we saw a sign saying free parking for up to two hours. We did our shopping, drove home and to my husband’s astonishment he had been given a parking fine of £60.

The parking charge notice stated we entered the car park at 13.59, the ticket was issued at 14.15 and we returned to the car at 14.19, so obviously whoever issued the parking ticket knew we had not been in the car park for more than two hours.

We realised we had been penalised for not displaying a ticket.

We returned hoping to find a parking attendant in order to query the fine, but there was no-one about.

We went to the notice board stating you could park free for two hours only to find, in smaller print, that we should have pressed the green button for a ticket.

As we are not regular shoppers to the retail park, we did not realise we had to display a ticket for free parking. We are now left to foot the ticket bill. We warn other readers not to be caught out as we were. — Angry Driver.

As I work out of town and don’t return till late and the fact that the washing was piling up, I decided to enlist the help of online experts.

I asked a question in the evening and received a reply the following day.

The answers I received from these experts were very confusing, indeed. Some demanded a payment for just giving advice. I was told that my machine needed a variety of spare parts that they would supply.

All those parts came with very costly delivery charges. Some were actually more expensive than the machine itself so I decided to wait until my holiday and enlist the help of local repairers.

The first one I got in touch with was Laings in Albert Street, Dundee. I explained to the gentleman that I needed a heating element for my machine.

I explained the symptoms and this gentleman told me that this was not the problem. He also pointed me in the direction of the fault.

He then gave me a ridiculously low call out charge to have a look at my machine. However, I decided to have a go at repairing it myself using the advice the gentleman gave me, and, hey presto, I repaired the machine myself at a total cost of nil.

I give credit where it is due and like the public to know that there are good honest repair shops in the area.

Meanwhile I am still getting replies online and I would say that according to these online experts, not one single part of my 13-month-old washing machine is working properly. Be warned. — Mitch, Dundee.

I wrote to all four of my local councillors regarding drug problems in my close.

Lochee Councillor Ross took the time to visit me and see the problem first hand and took action. In future, I know which one I will go to when problems arise. — SNP Convert.

Admission including refreshments is adults £1.50 and children £1, various stalls. — The Vestry.

What route should we take? What time of day? How much shopping time do you wish to spend in the store? Please contact me and let me know your thoughts by phoning 01382 818818. — Mary Robertson, Asda, Kirkton.