Once again, no doubt, the costs of altering the "Welcome" sign at the bottom of the A23 will fall on council taxpayers but, hopefully, not the responsiblity for its message.

Presumably, it is intended as a joke by a council that has done its level best to deter motorists from entering the hallowed gates of Brighton and Hove.

If it had been honest, the sign would have read "Abandon cars, all ye who enter here" or "No vehicles past this point".

-Norman Davis, Brighton