Sir, – Unlike last year, the mild Christmas period allowed me to travel freely across the country. I was struck by the number of derelict lorries, vans and trailers which have been parked along the roadside and draped with advertising. Everything from new homes to multinational restaurant chains appears to enjoy this new form of publicity. In parts of the midlands the roadside fields begin to resemble a series of highly sponsored trailer parks.
When we are spending millions to encourage people to see this wonderful country it seems odd for planning authorities to permit or turn a blind eye this trailer trash. The businesses involved may claim they need this advertising to sustain jobs.
Perhaps it might be more fruitful for them, and those involved in the rest of the economy, to consider creating a website, rather than creating a campsite? – Yours, etc,