Madam,

Dyfed-Powys Police Commissioner Christopher Salmon has been accused of driving a vehicle with defective tyres. That in itself is a serious accusation, and it will doubtless follow the due process of the law.

But there is another question. He was driving a police vehicle. Mr Salmon is paid £65,000 a year, plenty to run a car for his work, and he is entitled to claim mileage.

So why does he need to be provided with a BMW by the police force with blue lights and a siren, even though he is not qualified to use them? Quite simply this is a perk of public office that should be scrapped immediately. What reason can there be for an elected official on a good salary to be provided with a vehicle paid for by the police service to go about his duties? He is paid a mileage allowance and that should be sufficient.

Yours etc

Richard Church

Liberal Democrat candidate for Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner