Rowan Atkinson, the star of Mr Bean, says we should consider keeping old cars for longer
ALAMY
I couldn’t agree more with Rowan Atkinson about making our cars last (“Mr Bean’s behind the wheel of a drive to hang on to old bangers”, News, last week). There is a carbon cost to making anything. If we care about the planet, we should use everything, including cars, for as long as possible.
Many things I use about the house belonged to my parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents. My small, low-emission petrol car is 11 years old. I am 80. I hope it will outlive me.
Joan Freeland, Bristol
Tech addiction
It is overconsumption that is killing the world. I keep a phone for five years and cars and motorbikes for six, and I wait until my TV dies before I replace
