DAVID Townend (Letters, March 2) makes an interesting argument, but has missed the point of the council’s action over the caravans on the Springwood car park.

The only effective way to require the caravans to be moved is by possession action in the county court. And obviously the main aim is to get the caravans off so that people can park.

The car park is private property in the sense that it is owned by the council which then invites members of the public to park cars and similar motor vehicles in accordance with the regulations.

It does not invite anyone to place residential caravans there. So anyone who does so is trespassing and can be taken to court to get them off.

If the council issues tickets there is an implication they will be accepting that the caravans can stay there, albeit subject to paying fees, penalty charges etc. in accordance with the regulations (not including jail, by the way).

So the council would no longer be able to get rid of the caravans by action for possession.

In any event, collecting penalties would be a problem since, as caravans don’t have registration numbers, there is no way of finding out the names of those responsible, so no-one identifiable to take to court.

For possession proceedings, on the other hand, names are not required.

I think you can be sure the council’s legal department is well experienced in this sort of issue.

There have been caravans on car parks in the past.

John Emms

Emley

Good point made

VERY good letter (Examiner, March 2) from David Townend of Linthwaite – someone has thought this problem through – as he stated a precedent.

Travellers could take over the car park every weekend and await an eviction order.

Hilda Sykes

Lepton

Under lock and key

YOUR story 'Vandals damage Castle Hill bailey with tyre tracks' (Examiner, February 22) illustrated the dismal lack of protection afforded to Huddersfield’s most famous landmark and Scheduled Ancient Monument.

It seems ridiculous that the hilltop is permanently open for motor vehicle access, an open invitation for stone thieves, joyriders and other night-time miscreants.

Get a grip Kirklees Council and install a lockable barrier. The Castle Hill Ranger would lock it in the evening and open it again the following morning. Hardly rocket science is it?

I’ve previously offered to supply and fit the barrier at cost and offer my services as a volunteer keyholder to open up at 6.30am on my way to work. It’s your call, Kirklees Council.

More of the able-bodied should also consider not driving up to the top.

Why not climb the 188 steps from Lumb Lane to Victoria Tower? Fresh air and exercise, just what the doctor ordered.

Uncle Grumpy

Golcar

Well founded protest

TRADING arrangements with Europe are a good thing, but not this monster we have allowed to evolve.

The EU’s accounts cannot be audited and, in my view, it is corrupt from top to bottom.

The EU will collapse. It is based on an economic concept that cannot work.

A nation cannot function without controlling its currency by devaluing, revaluing or responding to market forces.

The longer this matter is ignored the more catastrophic the collapse will be.

We must address the problem now and make provisions for an orderly withdrawal for members who wish to leave. Likely initial candidates will be Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal and, hopefully, ourselves.

Under increasing oppression we feel impotent. Commissioners in Brussels dictate 75% of all our laws and none can be repealed by Parliament. We cannot vote for those who make the laws – we cannot remove them.

David Cameron dismisses the result of the Eastleigh by-election as a “mid-term protest vote.” It certainly is a protest vote and a well founded one.

The British public is concerned about unrestricted mass immigration which has already pushed down wages and restricted work opportunities.

A further tide of Romanians and Bulgarians will be sanctioned shortly. Nobody can predict the numbers. The Home Office refuse to make a prediction.

Enough is enough; it is time to say no.

Nick Yates

Brighouse

Political reality?

LAST week proved most Government politicians are totally out of touch with reality.

On Thursday night’s BBC Question time, Labour’s Angela Eagle was droning on about creating jobs for our young unemployed, more social housing, borrowing more to ease the country out of this recession.

Politicians do not listen to the people, politicians tell you what you want to hear but do nothing.

They pay massive sums of money to quangos to come up with figures and percentages to re-enforce to the public their party has got the right policies.

But not once did anyone remind these politicians, it’s going to get a whole lot worse in January 2014 when thousands and thousands of Romanians and Bulgarians pour into this country.

The vast majority without a job to go to and all requiring housing.

Again the majority may well be claiming benefits, free dental treatment, free medical treatment, free prescriptions, the things a working tax-payer is not entitled to.

Where do we put these people? And no need to guess who will be footing the welfare bill, for all their free medical treatment.

If politicians carry on letting the rest of the world reside here they will have to build high rise flats, to house us all because there would be no land left to build houses.

Alan Parkinson

Lower Cumberworth

Remembering Graham

HOW sad it was to read of the death of Graham Philpott (Examiner, February 28).

Boy could that man play the harmonica. I saw him play Huddersfield Polytechnic in the 70s. What a showman.

The music scene will miss him and his great humour. On the many gigs I have seen him he always gave his best.

RIP Graham. I am sure you’ll be remembered always.

Mike Warren-Madden

Honley