Appreciating that bus driving can be a thankless task and that drivers have every right to query pre-purchased tickets, I would very much appreciate our local bus drivers to observe that my SouthCentral annual season ticket (£2,689) does include Brighton buses and does not expire until October 10, 2003, not 2002, as I was firmly told by a No 10a driver.

I have had nothing but problems with drivers stating "Can't read the ticket", "Get it reprinted" and "That's not valid for a Brighton bus".

Perhaps the range of pre-paid tickets is too varied and should be reduced.

-Brian Medhurst, Brighton