Dressed In A Little Brief Authority

[poliphilo]

We parked outside the dentist's yesterday afternoon- on double yellow lines. We had our disabled parking permit properly displayed in the front window and were fairly sure this trumped the yellow lines, but just to be absolutely certain we asked the traffic warden who was standing there for his opinion. He burbled something that seemed tantamount to giving us permission. Twenty minutes later we left the dentist's to find we'd been ticketed.

Surely the job of a traffic warden is to stop people parking in prohibited areas, not to lure them into breaking the rules so punishment can be administered? What is it about dressing a person in uniform that turns them into an enemy of the human race?

Comments

[carl9whalley.livejournal.com]

I got a parking ticket in a car park in July on the ticket it said issued at 20:20. I was actually getting a ticket when i attached my bought ticked to my car the ticket said issued at 20:21. I was watching him putting it on he saw me as well. The fine was for £25.00. I objected to the ticket and to no surprise it fell on deaf ears, so the ticket then went to £50.00. My brother then sent a letter for me he's a solicitor fell on deaf ears the ticket was then £75.00. I then threatened them with the paper they asked me for copy of the ticket i emailed them a photocopy. I received a letter it had been quashed. You have to fight these people.I'll help you......

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks Carl.

Yes, basically they're chancing their arm. They issue all the tickets they possibly can in the hope that most of their victims won't bother to fight.