Space invaders

Having come back from Dusseldorf over the weekend to find my car hidden in a canyon of 4x4s towering on three sides, which meant that boot and passenger side doors could not be reached let alone opened, the time has come for a rethink on car parks.

Accountants, who seem to control everything these days, see the ideal car park as one which crams in as many cars as possible, with people leaving and entering their vehicle through the sun roof, and with charges that rival a night's stay in a hotel. So there is not a lot of room for an ordinary car, let alone a Tonka truck.

So may I offer the simple solution that 4x4s are provided with a special section with wider bays which will make life easier for their drivers and for the rest of us - and charge them extra for the privilege.