Reference your story about the 'furious York motorist' hitting out at 'rip-off' petrol prices (December 3), let's do the sums - 250 miles a week in a diesel, and complaining about a penny extra per litre. I make it that you are publishing a story about an extra 30 pence a week.

We expect you to filter the news for us, not print any nonsense.

David Tindale,

Stockton Lane, York.

Updated: 10:49 Monday, December 10, 2001