Sir - I have today had occasion to purchase a parking permit for my car. Imagine my dismay to find that as I live I Summertown I am generously permitted two permits at £40 each; yet if I were to live in Blackbird Leys (and according to the notice in the parking shop) I would be permitted four permits at £8 each.
NB: None of this is apparent from the Oxfordshire County Council website which is a marvel of obfuscation.
Could the 'executive' in charge please explain the reason for this clear and blatant discrimination? Could they also explain (rationally please) why householders in Blackbird Leys are allowed four permits per household? I might add that it can't be for a lack of public transport, as if I recall correctly Blackbird Leys is rather better served by public transport than most of the rest of the city.
Simon Jefferson, Oxford
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