Unlike disabled parking, there is no law governing parent and toddler parking, they are purely there to encourage parents in to shops.

So what? Someone parked in one to go shopping. You'd have thought by the writers' reactions that she'd strung their children up by their toes.

I use any space available, except disabled, and if that means a parent has to walk a few more yards what is the fuss?

Having children is a lifestyle choice but parents expect everything to be handed to them.

Stewart Crofts, Orchard Way, Scole

I have read various suggestions that might entice more people into Diss, and what puts them off: changes of road lay-out, less choice (through shops closing down).

What I would not expect to see, in a supermarket car park, is one shopper (with a child) shouting to another that she is parked in the wrong bay.

Rules are rules but people occasionally break them. The woman wanting just a couple of items made that clear.

However, had she parked in the wrong place on a busy day, causing bona fide parents to struggle (with child, pushchair and shopping bags) to a vacant faraway bay that is another matter.

This seems to have blown out of proportion to the reality of the event. Far more obnoxious is the sight of people ambling along Mere Street swigging from cans and stuffing themselves with big buns.

Valerie Grose, London

The Parent and Child Trade Union of Diss is spitting nails for an infraction that should not even exist.

There should be no parking concessions for people simply because they have 'Baby on Board'.

How well I recall the days when women toted pushchairs, shopping, toddlers on reins, on and off buses and trains, in heatwaves, snow, wind and rain, with the week's shopping, and didn't bat an eyelid.

We didn't whinge, we courteously waited in line. Our toddlers were well behaved (had to be).

The solution is simple. If "special needs" is an issue for young parents these days (a special parking space), then leave them at home. Or, have shopping delivered.

Frankly, I was appalled a few weeks ago to be in a local library and attempting to use the computer, while a baby bawled for ten minutes, apparently ignored by its online mum.

Despite a big hint from the librarian, she still didn't remove her squawker. It's about tolerance and manners.

Clearly the Diss Express' letters respondents are non-copers as well as possessing neither of these civilised attributes.

Name and address withheld

The amount of reaction to the teacher parking in parent/toddler parking space was incredible.

What about all those who park in disabled bays, motorcycle spaces, on pavements, on other people's property; and those with out-of-date tax discs?

One supermarket notice said "For mothers and children".