I read with little amusement your front-page article regarding John Prescott's car getting a parking ticket.

PC Shaun Robbins is, I believe, the community beat officer for South Portslade, so why was he cycling around central Hove?

I am the chairman of the Albion Street Traders and Residents' Association and have not been informed of any new beat officer.

We in Albion Street are fed up with untaxed cars and our road being used as an extension forecourt for a nearby garage.

Is it because South Portslade (of which I am very proud) does not figure very highly, apart from our very dedicated local councillors and MP - who, by the way, is a great animal rights supporter?

-Lynda Lancaster, chairman, Astra