AS per council instructions, both our green lid bin and blue lid bin were placed in front of our driveway ready for collection at 5am on Tuesday, July 9, thus blocking my driveway off. I cannot get my car onto the road with the bins in place.

The green lid bin was emptied early but the blue lid bin was not. I phoned the council depot at about 2pm and was told it would be emptied prior to 4pm when the men finished work.

I phoned again at 3.45pm and was then told it might be emptied tomorrow or the next day, which means my driveway will be blocked for two more days.

Perhaps the council would like to explain why it cannot arrange waste collections as routine, after all we pay £115 per month for this service.

MR. E. GOODALL, Southampton.