Again, Tim Rose, the Sussex Police head of vehicle recovery, shows his condescending arrogance and ignorance of the suffering caused to ordinary citizens who have to pay to recover their stolen vehicles from the police.

"Fully insured drivers would be covered for all charges," he stated (The Argus, March 26). This is codswallop.

The vast majority of drivers who have their cars stolen are probably not comprehensively covered and would have to pay the full cost of recovery.

Most modern cars are extremely difficult to steal quickly and are therefore not given the attention by thieves that older cars are.

If you have a modern, well-protected car you will likely have comprehensive cover yet, if it is stolen and recovered, you will still have to pay the excess charges most insurance companies require.

I know of only one insurance company that does not require an excess charge and that is for Ford owners.

-Rod Ackers, Portslade