Sir, Without the excellent bus service laid on for the Elton John concert it could not have happened. Not everyone went by bus, but like the daily commute, if the buses weren't there, we would be faced with unacceptable congestion, and many more visitors and shoppers would desert Oxford. In the case of Elton John's concert, praise is due to Stagecoach for arranging about 40 buses from its companies around the south central and Midlands areas, and co-ordinating things to ensure that we all got there on time and that by 11.30 we'd all gone. I hope the buses ensured that a "first" at the Kassam will not be the last.

Oh, and I couldn't fault Elton John either, and I'll forgive him for travelling by helicopter and not bus.

David Edwards, Tackley