John Plowman writes to complain about the parking and traffic situation in Brighton and says he now travels to Crawley to do his Christmas shopping.

Mr Plowman tells us he lives in Balsdean Road. There are four buses an hour which stop at the end of his road which would take him directly to Churchill Square in about 25 minutes. A return trip would cost him £2.80.

Crawley and back is about 50 miles, which must be costing him at least £5 in petrol, plus his parking when he gets there, and door to door must take at least 45 minutes.

-Adam Penwarden, Brighton