So Coun Collins and his regeneration and development panel have admitted the parking charges are not fair and motorists won't pay the extortionate prices.

So not only are at least four car parks not getting revenue, quite a few streets are not getting parking revenue.

As I quoted over a year ago, South Parade, Dean Clough and King Cross Street were not being used and are still not because the price is too high and the time limit too low.

Who wants to pay 30-40p per hour for a 2-4 hours (Courier, February 2) when the average town-centre shopkeeper/office worker works approximately eight hours per day.

Claw back a bit of revenue from these out-of-town areas and allow eight hours-plus at a reasonable rate.

Your parking department could earn the council some revenue by going out to the schools, King Cross, Market Street etc and ticketing the real culprits.

Also Coun Collins, I invited Coun Baines (Your say, August 29) to accompany me on a couple of my nightmare bus runs, but no reply. So I invite you or one of your committee to do so.

You may then realise illegal parking is as much an issue out of town as in it.

Steve Webster