Sir, - Congratulations to Dr Desmond O'Neill on his very timely letter of November 30th about the effect of the National Car Test on the rural elderly.
Older people living up to six miles from the nearest post office and supermarket really depend on a car for the necessities of life. Many cannot afford new cars and in most cases drive older cars slowly on byroads and do not add to the toll of car crashes and fatalities. - Yours, etc.,
J.R. Sheehan, Pembroke Road, Dublin 4.