I am not surprised at the heavy response that my letter on overcharging by cafés, A Tribute To Greed (June 27), brought about.

One writer offered a sour comment asking "Do you know how much rent these people pay?" According to this gentleman, the implication is that if you pay a high rent, then overcharge the customers to get into profit mode. Even a hard-nosed businessman would fight shy of such a dubious moral stance.

The majority of the respondents were outraged at this blatant instance of overcharging and urged the names of the offenders to be made public. Unfortunately, I assume that the editor of The Times would not wish to be involved with the litigation that would follow even though there is ample justification and for the evidence to have great probative value.

Another difficulty would involve my nephew being brought over from England to give evidence. Given the many adjournments that accompany civil cases, his presence in Malta would prove very expensive to the defence. I would gladly supply the information to those interested.

In the meantime, these café owners take advantage of the fact that they are taken on trust, will never to have to answer a complaint, will never be taken to court by a transient tourist and do not fear any enforcement from the responsible authorities. I would like to see those that have many offences registered against their name, following numerous complaints against them, have their annual licence suspended or revoked by an authority set up for the purpose of investigating complaints.

On a visit to Peru, I was on arrival given a booklet detailing how and to whom I should complain in cases of a similar nature amongst other things.