MY letter of November 2 has excited much comment, and therefore I need to clarify matters, as it appears your correspondents have not read my letter properly, which was focused on the issue of exiting Silkmill Street and people parking on the double yellow lines outside the Co-op and Golfino.

My mother was a blue badge holder in her later years so, yes, I do understand the parking exemptions granted to blue badge holders, Jacqui Hey, but there is also a requirement for all drivers not to cause an obstruction.

I suggested in my letter that the area outside of Golfino be redesignated with triple yellow lines, making it illegal for any, including blue badge holders, to park there.

I have since clarified this with the local authority, and this can be achieved by painting double yellow “blips” on the pavement which makes it illegal for everyone to park there, including blue badge holders.

This is essential for access out of Silkmill Street, as when vehicles are parked there, lorries are unable to turn out of the street, so the Co-op, Boots, Pubs and others can’t receive deliveries for most of the day.

Sometimes delivery firms have refused to deliver to my business premises at the bottom of Silkmill Street because they are worried they can’t get out.

In fact, there was an accident on Tuesday, November 8, at this junction with a lorry because of another obstruction.

So the solution for this exit is to prevent parking of any kind at this junction.

Sheila O’Grady has a point that the abuse of double yellow line parking is widespread.

Paula Hamman is not and never was “being characterised as a public nuisance”, but no one, blue badge holder or not, is allowed to cause an obstruction, and the top of Silkmill Street is a real problem for this obstructive parking.

The only rush I was in, was to get aid to the poor gentleman who had collapsed, as I had parked up some distance away in order to assist, being first aid trained, and witnessing at first hand the difficulties experienced by the ambulance driver.

It’s so easy to pull the discrimination card, so for the record, my letter does not show any “attitude of discrimination”, Jacqui Hey, just a record of the facts on that awful day, and a concern that everyone plays by the rules and does not obstruct the exit from Silkmill Street.

My letter was focused on this issue alone, and the local authority should now act to make this junction safer for everyone, and as such I have made representations to the town council.

Richard Cussons, Silkmill Street Knutsford