I WAS astounded to read that motorists are again footing the bill for something the police should be paying for ('Anger over car recovery', September 19).

What are we paying all the extra in council tax to the police for? I haven't seen any improvement in the response time in dealing with crime, only targeting innocents motorists.

Alan Hicks,

Jennifer Grove,

Holgate Road, York.

Updated: 13:08 Tuesday, September 30, 2003