Perhaps someone can explain why taxi fares are so expensive in Brighton.

Last year, I was in Scarborough on holiday and, unfortunately, on my last day had to go to hospital.

The journey, about the same as Brighton to Lewes, cost just £2.80.

This year, in the Isle of Wight, I took a taxi ride equivalent to Coldean to the seafront for £2.80.

In Brighton, it would cost more than £8.

-C Noyce, Coldean, Brighton