As a Brighton and Hove City Council employee, I would be delighted to stop using my car and use public transport instead.

We have not been reinbursed the full cost of using our own vehicles for years and, as usual, the council has relied on workers' goodwill to subside the business of caring. Those working in the private/voluntary sector are usually provided with cars.

With my car, I can easily double the visits I can complete using public transport. The protest is not about being able to drive to work but about how we can do our work if we don't have appropriate means to do so.

Don't begrudge those of us who still care for the community somewhere to park freely - we're only doing our job.

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