SARAH TANBURN correctly advises (Coppergate fines ruling delay, The Press, April 21) that the traffic penalty tribunal’s eventual ruling will have national repercussions.

I hope the the Local Government Association is keeping a watching brief on this, and is prepared to persuade the new government to change the law if necessary, to put “Loophole Lawyers” out of business.

Private car owners who flout the Coppergate restrictions selfishly prevent public transport from offering a reliable alternative to the car for many local journeys.

CCTV, coupled with ANPR, is the only sure way to enforce priority measures, and help York’s bus and taxi operators to offer competitive travel times and more reliable timekeeping.

We have all seen the consequences of a motorist free-for-all in major cities worldwide, whose governors have belatedly discovered that they cannot build their way out of congestion.

I would like my descendants to inherit a city that is not gridlocked and fume laden.

An all-electric bus fleet and reintroduced trams, with associated on-road priority measures will surely woo many from their beloved cars. If not, then congestion charging surely will.

Paul Hepworth, Windmill Rise, York.