Protest; Parking, and the Daily Battle with Traffic Wardens, Continue to Arouse Strong Emotions. Here Are Your Tales of Ticketing Madness

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CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

AM extremely concerned about the speed with which Lambeth and Wandsworth parking attendants swoop, often in groups of two or three. I have a dodgy hip and it's a fairly slow shuffle for me to walk to the payanddisplay meter.

I recently visited St George's hospital to see a patient, and the nearest machine wasn't working, so I went to the next one. A warden watched me walk to the meter and was filling out a ticket as I returned to my car. She was exceptionally verbally abusive. I gently reminded her that I was entirely legal in my actions. I received further abuse. I asked for her number and she quickly turned away, covered her epaulette and ran …