I HAVE never understood the reason why these huge electronic parking signs have been placed around Christchurch. The money it must have cost is obscene when we have main roads in desperate need of resurfacing, footpaths that badly need attention and most recreational and grass areas of the borough have to wait six weeks to have the grass cut – and don’t even get me started on the rubbish everywhere.

I think the town has delusions of grandeur.

What adds insult to injury is that the signs don’t appear to be working anyway.

At the weekend we went into town to have a look round the Thai Festival on the Quay and the car park by the Priory said it had 17 spaces available. There were none.

The car park at the back of the Captain’s Club said it had 12 spaces and there were two.

If you are going to waste money on these ridiculous ideas at least make sure they can be maintained – no doubt at more cost.

No-one is taking notice of these signs anyway as even when the signs say ‘full’, whether correct or not, it does not stop people driving round and round the car parks looking for a parking space. Utter madness.

JULIE GOODMAN, Christchurch