IF ROBERT Mitchell of Mill Street honestly believes that “offenders desperately trying to find their way in life will be locked up for missing a bus” his qualifications for debating the issue must be seriously called into question.

However, perhaps the probation service itself could have saved all concerned a great deal of trouble by explaining to the locals at the outlet the precise nature of their function.

On the same page, his fellow campaigner, Amanda Whiting, finishes her letter with “Enough said...” Many would agree.

DAVID DIMENT, Riverside Court, Oxford