traffic wardens

[tiger ranks]

just thought i would let you know as an update my appeal bus denied

[puzzled]

all appeals are rejected. now go to arbitration and they will give up cos it isn,t cost-efective

[Bellerophon]

star13uk Wrote:

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> Hello all. Thought you might like some definitions

> - the Southwark Parking Attendants (PA)- who

> ticket yellow lines. The Metropolitan Police

> Traffic Wardens (black and yellow) and then the

> Traffic PCSO'S - who both enforce Red Routes (and

> have a couple of Met tickets like "Unnecessary

> Obstruction" and three FPN?s (3 points on your

> licence) offences - zig zags, dangerous position

> and double white lines.

> The PA?s tend to be paid the minimum wage, plus a

> work return bonus - ?x per hour for number of

> tickets they do. Great incentive. If a ticket is

> ?illegal? and is successfully appealed it does not

> effect their pay. So? doing tickets that get

> appealed is kind of win-win situation for them ?

> they get paid and you get off. They are monitored

> and will eventually get brought to book if that is

> all they do mind.

> Met Traffic Wardens and Traffic PCSO?s get no

> financial incentive ? although their supervisors

> like to see a ?work return? to justify their

> salaries. Come back after an 8/9hr shift with

> nothing to show and questions do get asked. Red

> Route enforcement is now off the political

> priority list and Bus Reassurance is the big buzz.

Well done star13uk, I am always annoyed at the broad brush painted on these people

The term 'Traffic Warden' should quite rightly only be applied to those controlled by the Met, historically whose job it is to facillitate traffic flow, and only issue tickets as a last resort. (Yellow Perils)

The rest are all mercenary buggers adding to the coffers of their paymasters

[AllyB]

Hi Tiger ranks,

Good luck with your appeal. I got a ticket on Pellatt Road (which was deserved - I was blocking the step down off the pavement). I paid it and then got a letter through from Southwark Council saying I hadn't paid my other ticket and they would be taking me to court if I didn't pay it etc. etc. I was totally unaware that I had another ticket - I definitely did not, as I picked up my ticket at 11am and they said I had had one issueD at 9am. Totally rubbish - there was only one on my car, not two.

I wrote a letter stating the facts and asked for photo evidence of the tickets (e.g. two, as they suggested were on my windscreen). They dropped it because they couldn't prove it.

I know I was right - but it worries me that this sort of error was made.

[bottom]

hello my name is bottom and i am 1000 years old i am hopping to be tes maroress or dulwich and i have a big pram that i rely on to live

[MB]

Ha. Caught one of the buggers parked on some double yellows (as well as dangerously). Does it matter that he was sat in the car? Does that mean it wasn't 'parked'? Who should I send this to?

So many questions....

Edited to have the photo showing in the post