Former mayor Mike Badcock has criticised the way people have been asked about radical plans to solve traffic problems.

Mr Badcock, who was mayor of Abingdon in 1990/91, said hundreds of people still have not received the leaflet asking for their views on how the situation can be improved. The deadline for making views known is November 3.

Mr Badcock said: "The councils have said that public consultation has taken place, but if you don't tell people how can they make a view of their own? This is either incompetence the same thing happened last time the council tried something like this or it is deliberate and they have already made their minds up which solution they want. It stinks." Johnson Pattison, a resident of Appleford Drive, is one of those who has not been sent the leaflet.

He said: "This is just not good enough. The Vale are prepared to blame everyone but themselves for this mess when they should be looking after our welfare."

Copies of the document are available by calling 01235 520202. The Vale of White Horse District Council was unavailable for comment.