Monday, August 07, 2006

Traffic Warden suspended over bogus ticket

A traffic warden has been suspended after he was caught using a bogus ticket to allow him to park illegally.

The unnamed warden has been removed from duty by bosses at Derby City Council after he was spotted parking in a restricted zone in the city he normally patrols.

The warden was seen by a reporter from the Derby Evening Telegraph newspaper parking illegally then putting a ticket on his car to make it look as if the vehicle had already been dealt with.

The newspaper claim they were alerted to the scam in Sacheverel Street - a strict no-parking zone - by a reader who challenged the warden about it.

The reader claimed the warden, who was wearing full uniform, admitted putting a fake ticket on "so I can park here" and boasting that he was flouting the rules.

Why doesn't this surprise me?

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