IN REPLY TO Vim Rodrigo’s letter about the council letting gas, electric and water suppliers dig up new roads, it is a fact that those who dig up have to pay up. So why not let them dig up before new surfaces are put down?

That would be too easy, though, and beyond the intelligence of your average council. It’s easier to do it their way and add to the misery of the motoring public.

R TUCKER, Kingsway Drive, Kidlington