I read Chris Cope’s story about the parking “free for all” in Lerwick with interest and a touch of nostalgia, as I was involved in the introduction of the disc parking scheme. Notwithstanding the Lerwick Port Authority’s introduction of pay-and-display parking, we were reluctant to go down that route for the Esplanade and Fort Charlotte areas. The object was to offer many more parking opportunities for those visiting the town centre. However, there’s a delicate balance to be struck between freeing up spaces and deterring people from parking. Enforcement of it, and of parking on yellow lines, would greatly ease the difficulties, which – most of the time – stem from the way spaces are used rather than the absolute numbers available.