Letter - Drop-off point needed at Telford Town Centre

My fiancee has been working in Telford Town Centre for just under one year. She catches the bus to work and I collect her in the evenings.

Her shifts vary from a 3pm to an 8.30pm finish on late closing days.

The issue I have is there is nowhere to collect her from.

Telford Town Centre has no drop-off/collection point.

It is possible to enter Asda car park but this means I will be charged 50p, that's just ridiculous – 50p every night just to collect someone!

I could wait by the Odeon cinema, but that has double yellow lines and also would be dangerous on dark nights for a lone woman to walk under the underpasses from the town centre. The only option is the bus station but this is also illegal, as that is for buses and taxis only.

Surely this matter should be addressed, as while I wait (illegally on double yellow lines or no stopping areas) I find I am not alone and see the same cars most nights – I guess this is also people collecting loved ones from working in the town centre.

I am fully aware that some people would abuse this collection area, but surely there could be some kind of pass available for the parking meters or even an area with a 10-15 minute waiting period?

I simply don't think it's fair that the people who work in the town centre and rely on a lift home from loved ones, have to walk in the winter around the town centre and through dark underpasses to find a car waiting for them illegally.

These people work hard in the town centre, surely something can be provided for them so they can get home safely and easily.

Peter Riggs, Stirchley