Sir - Mr Bond (Letters, November 2) calls the bus service west of Oxford 'minimal'. On weekdays all except the smallest villages have a regular service. Carterton has over 30 daily buses to Oxford on weekdays, Witney has over 60. Those who whinge about road congestion should consider reducing their contribution to it by using the buses available, which for much of the day are less than half full.

Eithne Thornton (Mrs), Cassington