Having recently been forced to apply for a resident's parking permit, I have been watching the progress of this scheme with great interest.

After all, I now have measurable financial input into the scheme and want to see I get my money's worth.

I notice the areas reserved for parking do not meet the edges of the low kerbs and double yellow lines have been painted where there is enough space for a few cars, thus reducing the number of cars it is possible to park on the street.

I have been living and parking in the Hove area for the past three-and-a-half years and have yet to encounter a problem in parking right up to the edge of these kerbs.

In fact, it has been thanks to this mode of parking I can usually park my car at all.

So, not only is Brighton and Hove City Council imposing a parking scheme the majority of residents do not seem to want, it is also reducing the area available to park in.

If someone could explain to me how this is going to alleviate the parking problems in Brighton and Hove, I would be extremely grateful.

-Daniel Roberts, The Drive, Hove