I FOUND Mr Smith's letter (Your Letters, January 23) splendidly prophetic when he commented on local council loos being closed and boarded up.

This already happens in Upton, with the toilets in the Hanley Road car park closed with following explanation: "Please note that these toilets will be closed temporarily between 10am and 6pm daily for operational reasons. The nearest toilets are in High Street. We apologise for any inconvenience."

What operational reasons can possibly explain closure during the day when the car park is most used? It would be nice to know.

ANTHONY HOPWOOD, Holdfast, Upton-upon-Severn.