Umrah trips by private carsDear Sir, I applied for Umrah visas for my family through an agent recently ahead of our journey this month. I followed all the procedures and informed the agent that we would be travelling to the holy sites by car as I could not afford air fares. In fact I have been going for Umrah like this for the past few years. The road journey saves money and time.We received the Umrah visas promptly on March 2. There were five passports and I was charged a fee of QR1,500 by the agent. After completing all the formalities and the fee payment, the agent now informs me that travelling for Umrah by private car has been stopped with immediate effect. As I have already paid my fees to the agent for visas for journey by private car, I can’t go by bus or by air now. Many other people seem to be in the same quandary. I appeal to the Saudi authorities to allow those who have already taken visas to go on Umrah trips by private cars, at least during this month.Ibrar Hussain Butt(e-mail address supplied)Ardent appeal for equal treatment Dear Sir, I ardently request the Ezdan group to treat its old and new tenants on equal terms. I signed my lease contract for an apartment with Ezdan in Al Wakrah in September 2014 but was not given any “free months” offer. However, after one month or so, Ezdan started to offer the first three months free for new tenants. Because of this disparity, I am paying QR800 more than the new tenants. I am sure that Ezdan, being such a major and fair company, will respond positively to this appeal. RJ(Full name and address supplied)