Gas-guzzlers only for those who need them

IT SEEMS I have displeased Peadar Gill (Letters, December 7) by suggesting that gas-guzzling cars should not be allowed to people who don’t need them as an alternative to taxing them heavily.

I never said anything about luxury cars. My own car is small and economical, but nevertheless top of the range of its type and I find it quite luxurious. I make no apology for this.

Neither did I use the term “cheaper car” at any time. When my family were young I needed a big car and drove one. Again I make no apology.