I read ‘Why Kevin's quitting Tauranga' about freedom campers (page 4, The Weekend Sun, June 23). The article states that Tauranga City Council has issued 188 offence notices totalling $38,000 since the beginning of June.

It is alright to issue the notices, but how much money have they collected from these notices? As Kevin states, a lot of freedom campers are tourists and leave the country before paying. It would be interesting to know how much it costs to administer these offences as against money collected. I do not live in the TCC area, but I wonder how long it will be before Western Bay District Council has the same rules.

W Galloway, Omokoroa.