‘Temporary’ Brexit plans made to last a long time | Brief letters

Road transport | Risk of death | Cricket | School notesI note that the Department for Transport spokesperson referred to special provisions for dealing with Brexit congestion as “temporary” in the announcement that the provisions are to be permanent (Report, 10 August). I am now assuming that Brexit “teething troubles” will continue for the rest of my life (like the “temporary” UK aid cut) – or until we rejoin the EU.Mike Cashman Milton Keynes• Anyo