I rented a flat in a re-developed property on Kenilworth Road for six months in 2008. There were five allotted parking spaces for five two-bedroom flats on the premises, which were controlled by a private security firm.

When a resident parked in the wrong space, his car was clamped and he/she had to pay a fine of £100 to the private security firm to have the car released. However, the four regular pavement parkers outside the property parked on the pavement every night for six months without receiving any warning or ticket from the police.

The private security firm on the premises was therefore more effective at supporting parking regulations than Warwickshire Police. The solution is to have more effective law enforcement.

The combination of the threat of police intervention and a bollard scheme, such as the one on Ullswater Avenue, outside Brookhurst School (a shining example of a proactive way of tackling the problem) would solve the problem and help prevent the endangering the lives of many people who live in our town. - Clare Shuttlewood, Binswood Avenue, Leamington.

* I ALSO have problems walking on the the Kenilworth Road footpaths (Postbag, December 19). It is an obstacle course of refuse bins, parked and parking cars, car doors carelessly opened directly onto pedestrians and not forgetting the silent high speed cyclists.
The police consider this a grey area. I consider it one of the most dangerous footpaths in Leamington. - Jan Meacher (address supplied).