P145 CEEFAX 1 145 Sun 24 Aug 01:45/07 1/6 O An obvious and simple way to deter traffic congestion is to treble the cost of vehicle fuels within a 50-mile radius of all major cities and to reduce them by one third elsewhere. City and suburban dwellers have no idea of the vital importance of a motor vehicle to country folk, white public transport is virtually extinct. "Fixed rate" fuel charges are totally unfair. John Williams, Newtown, Powys Headlines 101 Extra 102 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Quotes News Heads Sport Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 1 145 Sun 24 Aug 01:45/25 2/6 O John Prescott says of the head of the Bank of Scotland's views on devolution: "He's just one voice in this." Is he afraid of the truth about the consequences of devolution? As usual he says a lot of nothing — the typical "empty can" — but attacks somjbodz with expjrtisj and sound advice. The people of Scotland are entitled to know the economic as well as political consequences of separation. JE Lowe, Havant, Hampshire Headlines 101 Extra 102 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Quotes News Heads Sport Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 1 145 Sun 24 Aug 01:41/45 3/6 O Virtually all your pro-gun lobby letters have one thing in common — a very narrow, myopic, self-centred grasp of the issues. The bans on certain classes of guns should only bj part of the much longer- term objective of the eradication of gun culture. The attack on illegally held guns can only happen with a less tolerant approach to firearms in general. AE Nicholl, Bracklesham Bay, W Sussex Headlines 101 Extra 102 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Quotes News Heads Sport Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 1 145 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/01 4/6 Why all the fuss about who pays for the Royal Yacht Britannia? The answer is simple. The Royal Family pays for it and the state pays them when the yacht is used for state occasions. P Burke, Dalton, Leeds Headlines 101 Extra 102 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Quotes News Heads Sport Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 1 145 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/20 5/6 O When Scotland gets its indjpjndjnce, will it mean that we in England will not have to alter our clocks anymore? Stan Bout, St Austell, Cornwall Headlines 101 Extra 102 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Wjathjr 400 Quotes News Heads Sport Main MenuP145 CEEFAX 1 145 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/48 6/6 O There is a simple way to halve vehicle congestion on our roads. Allow vehicles with even numbered numbjt plates to travel only on even numbered dates and allow odd numbered ones to travel only on odd numbered dates. There is an effective way to eliminate vehicle pollution. Require all car manufacturers and importers to switch to electric vehicles. Impossible? Not if we mean business. JG Evbns, Rhondda-Cynon-Tbff Headlines 101 Extra 102 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Quotes News Heads Sport Main Menu