Stop roadside littering IT SEEMS the battle to keep our roadsides clear of litter is never ending.

This situation is not helped by the legal loophole that lets litter louts get away with it scot free.

Our local council cannot take effective action against people who throw litter out of their cars because the law requires the council to prove the identity of the individual who threw the litter, rather than just proving that litter was thrown from the car.

I support the work being done by the Campaign to Protect Rural England, the Local Government Association and Keep Britain Tidy to amend the law, so that whoever owns the vehicle is responsible for what is thrown out of it; similar to the way laws on speeding, wearing seat belts and fly-tipping work.

I’m sure hundreds of councils, citizens and motorists are sick of roadside litter. Clearing up this litter is expensive and dangerous, and this simple change to the law would provide an effective deterrent against careless and thoughtless behaviour.

I would like to encourage readers to write to their MP about the issue – there is a draft letter available at cpre.org.uk

Mrs Jean Taylor, Greenfield Park Drive, York.