Sir - In both Reading and Banbury, users of the sports centre (Spiceball in Banbury, Central Swimming Pool in Reading to name but two) redeem part if not all of the parking charge against facility use, thus ensuring that genuine sports enthusiasts are not over penalised by parking charges.

Why is it that Oxford City Council does not adopt the same policy, which would be an encouragement towards fitness, something which is inherently desirable at both a national and local level?

R Lewis (Ms), Kidlington