FabSwingers.com forum: Should Traffic Wardens Be Armed?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I'll stick my tin hat on for this one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Erm No there bad enuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't like guns at all. So no.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If a traffic wsrden needs a gun then Britain is seriously messed up

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

No x

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By *aria_dreamgirlTV/TS
over a year ago

stockport

They already are with a ticket machine. Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'll stick my tin hat on for this one.

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If it’s because they are being attacked for doing their job, I think no.

But there should be stricter laws for anyone doing so.

Maybe give them bodycams like they have had to do with some paramedics.

It’s a shitty world when a paramedic needs to wear a bodycam.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Absolutely not

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By *jorkishMan
over a year ago

Seaforth

Give them guns then who else do we give them to, paramedics, fire personnel? Definitely not it's a slippery slope

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

They shouldn't even be out on the street

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Traffic wardens should be sacked

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough/ Kettering

No idea why traffic wardens get such a bad name? They are only doing their job! Don't want a ticket, don't park where you are not supposed to!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No idea why traffic wardens get such a bad name? They are only doing their job! Don't want a ticket, don't park where you are not supposed to!

Exactly, it’s not rocket science

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'll stick my tin hat on for this one.

Grab your popcorn and a brew.

Aaaannd, discuss!

If it’s because they are being attacked for doing their job, I think no.

But there should be stricter laws for anyone doing so.

Maybe give them bodycams like they have had to do with some paramedics.

It’s a shitty world when a paramedic needs to wear a bodycam.

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

I know traffic wardens are a pain but, they are only doing their job.

Park like a twat in a dangerous place, get a deserved ticket.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If they weren't on the streets of our cities bet there would be traffic chaos with people parking and blocking roads and paths any how they want . Also think there would be a call for a team of people to be created to stop it happening by fining them . One of those jobs that is essential and needed but hated by all who happen to encounter one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I see people get ticketed all the time where I work because they always park in the bus space and it does cause chaos because it's right on the roundabout so if the bus can't pull in it grinds to a halt.

Though I did feel sorry for one the other day, boot up and was loading stuff in and the warden came and gave him a ticket

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"I'll stick my tin hat on for this one.

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Why?

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By *eisty LadyWoman
over a year ago

Count Your Blessings Cottage, Gratitude Grove

Police can’t even use tasers properly so giving a traffic warden a gun would not be a good move

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By *riar BelisseWoman
over a year ago

Delightful Bliss

Not at all, the entitled violent should have stronger deterrents instead, sentences are far too short for people who attack others

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My fantasy job would be a "freelance traffic warden" I would dress like a civilian and hand out tickets to those douche bags that park wherever when they think no one is looking.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

Or post better 'jokes'?! At least with some context.

Bottom was shit anyway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"They shouldn't even be out on the street"

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

"I'll stick my tin hat on for this one.

Grab your popcorn and a brew.

Aaaannd, discuss!

Arming them with firearms might be a bit extreme, but I would happily increase their powers. Where someone has been a complete prick where they have parked (disabled space, bus stop, blocking someone in, for example), they should be allowed to key the car or slash its tyres.

Coming back to find wanker carved down the side of the car would be much more powerful than an 80 quid fine.

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
over a year ago

"I'll stick my tin hat on for this one.

Grab your popcorn and a brew.

Aaaannd, discuss!

Coming back to find wanker carved down the side of the car would be much more powerful than an 80 quid fine. "

Now that made me smile

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

"My fantasy job would be a "freelance traffic warden" I would dress like a civilian and hand out tickets to those douche bags that park wherever when they think no one is looking.

Volunteer vigilante traffic warden!

Must admit, I feel the same way when it comes to extreme speed on the roads. There’s a long straight hill leading out of the town I live in, and at the weekends you can here motorbikes screaming up that hill all weekend. If, as a volunteer, I was only allowed to nick those doing over 90 (rather than marginal cases) I’d still be busy.

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

"I'll stick my tin hat on for this one.

Grab your popcorn and a brew.

Aaaannd, discuss!

Coming back to find wanker carved down the side of the car would be much more powerful than an 80 quid fine.

Now that made me smile

Thanks. I also thought that a bare-arsed birching in the market square might also act as a deterrent, but then spotted the flaw in the plan as some people might enjoy it too much.

So back to the key and the knife. Carve a giant cock on the bonnet, and “inconsiderate wanker” on the door.

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By *evonshireboyMan
over a year ago

North Devon

"Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

You'd think you'd have learnt by now that your jokes aren't working. Welcome to the world of freedom of speech, where you can post what you like, but have to face the consequences.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Interesting to read the views so far. It looks like overall there is marginal support for traffic wardens, although most people are sharing their support or distain for them, not actually answering the question if they should be armed or not.

While I'm sure we have all suffered with fools who have abandoned cars somewhere annoying and there needs to be someone/something to control those situations, my experience of wardens is somewhat different.

I've suffered at least twice from them being slightly obnoxious, condescending and spiteful with little reason.

Many are much like the poor kid who was bullied at school, developed a persecution complex and now takes their anger out on the world by having gotten a position with some power.

So to the question: would we arm them? No. Because I'd have been tempted to wrestle the gun off them, point it in their direction, and empty the clip.

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

I like them, £35 for all day city centre parking right outside the restaurant is good value.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

You'd think you'd have learnt by now that your jokes aren't working. Welcome to the world of freedom of speech, where you can post what you like, but have to face the consequences. "

And face them I will.

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

"I like them, £35 for all day city centre parking right outside the restaurant is good value. "

... this is where my suggestions re increased powers come into play (see above)

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

You should be able to electrify your parked vehicle. Handy for seagulls too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

With the greatest of respect, I don't think many people at all would get your point of reference. I mean...."Bottom"?

I love a laugh. I do it all the time. I'm sure many of those who answered your post "far too seriously" do too. But then...you wanted them to bite, didn't you?

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

"Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

With the greatest of respect, I don't think many people at all would get your point of reference. I mean...."Bottom"?

I love a laugh. I do it all the time. I'm sure many of those who answered your post "far too seriously" do too. But then...you wanted them to bite, didn't you?

... somehow, I had figured out that it wasn’t actually a serious suggestion to give guns to traffic wardens

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

With the greatest of respect, I don't think many people at all would get your point of reference. I mean...."Bottom"?

I love a laugh. I do it all the time. I'm sure many of those who answered your post "far too seriously" do too. But then...you wanted them to bite, didn't you?

Some things are just *too* subtle...

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"I like them, £35 for all day city centre parking right outside the restaurant is good value.

... this is where my suggestions re increased powers come into play (see above) "

I’d be prepared to pay up to £50, if they agree to only ticket you around 1/5 times as now. More than that you may as well use an Uber to/from a car park

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

With the greatest of respect, I don't think many people at all would get your point of reference. I mean...."Bottom"?

I love a laugh. I do it all the time. I'm sure many of those who answered your post "far too seriously" do too. But then...you wanted them to bite, didn't you?

Is it wrong to try and inject a bit of humour now and then for a giggle?

The poster gets flamed (unless they have tits) and everyone else is correct in their own view.

That is the beauty and diversity of discussion and debate. The difficulty lies with knowing something is a joke, from someone being serious.

I'm rarely serious lol

Reading the forums should be fun, but there are just so many people out there ready for a negativity battle and spout venomous comments from behind the anonymity of their keyboards.

Let's make the forums fun and put away self rightous attitudes.

We're all here for a laugh and a good time

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By *ittycenMan
over a year ago

south west

"I like them, £35 for all day city centre parking right outside the restaurant is good value.

... this is where my suggestions re increased powers come into play (see above)

I’d be prepared to pay up to £50, if they agree to only ticket you around 1/5 times as now. More than that you may as well use an Uber to/from a car park "

Not sure if that’s another joke answer…

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

Everyone else is in the wrong, just like everyone else was in the wrong when you referred to cyclists as gaudy rent boys and didn't get the joke. Maybe, instead of asking people to re-read their replies you should research 'humour'

I have actually enjoyed the thread, instead of creating the division you hoped for, the most common answer is along the lines of they're just people doing their job.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

I have actually enjoyed the thread, instead of creating the division you hoped for, the most common answer is along the lines of they're just people doing their job.

At no point was I after division, I was after everyone joining in and having a laugh.

I think people are judging me on their own actions and reactions, dividing themselves in the process.

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

"Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

I have actually enjoyed the thread, instead of creating the division you hoped for, the most common answer is along the lines of they're just people doing their job.

At no point was I after division, I was after everyone joining in and having a laugh.

I think people are judging me on their own actions and reactions, dividing themselves in the process."

From the very start, it was clear that this suggestion was a joke.

Reading the po-faced responses that suggested it might be a bad idea really made me laugh.

I think we need more creative suggestions on how to make traffic wardens more effective and less hated.

Illegally parked cars being taken away and sold for charity (or crushed if they are shit), would quickly remove the need for traffic wardens at all. Just an armed team with a tow-truck, looking for bad cases of stupid or inconsiderate parking

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Think we all knew it wasn't a serious suggestion but you ain't winning any awards for comedy

Maybe a raspberry award perhaps?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Think we all knew it wasn't a serious suggestion but you ain't winning any awards for comedy

Maybe a raspberry award perhaps? "

How true is that!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What a stupid question.

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By *hristopherd999Man
over a year ago

Brentwood

They're not Traffic Wardens they are Parking Attendants, employed to make money for the local authorities

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've just had a thought. Wouldn't it be fun if they could call for air support..?

Warden: "Control? Warden 7219 here. Car illegally parked in the bus lane at rush hour on Windermere Road. Requesting drone strike."

Control: "Affirmative Warden 7219. Drone strike is authorized. Please clear the immediate area"

[Some minutes later...]

Whoooooshhhh.... BANG!!!!

[Burning fragments of car rain down]

Warden: "Strike confirmed control. Please issue daily accruing fine to vehicle owner until they remove the charred remains. Over and out"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ladies & Gentlemen.

Please take a moment to read this.

The line, should traffic wardens be armed? Comes from the comedy programme, Bottom, featuring Rick Mayall & Ade Emdmonson, aka Richie & Eddie.

The post has been submitted in jest, but it appears most people are taking it far too seriously.

Take a mkment to reread your comments.

I think people are taking the forum posts far too seriously.

Let's lighten up a little and laugh a lot more

With the greatest of respect, I don't think many people at all would get your point of reference. I mean...."Bottom"?

I love a laugh. I do it all the time. I'm sure many of those who answered your post "far too seriously" do too. But then...you wanted them to bite, didn't you?

Is it wrong to try and inject a bit of humour now and then for a giggle?

The poster gets flamed (unless they have tits) and everyone else is correct in their own view.

That is the beauty and diversity of discussion and debate. The difficulty lies with knowing something is a joke, from someone being serious.

I'm rarely serious lol

Reading the forums should be fun, but there are just so many people out there ready for a negativity battle and spout venomous comments from behind the anonymity of their keyboards.

Let's make the forums fun and put away self rightous attitudes.

We're all here for a laugh and a good time

Indeed we are.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rarely ever see a traffic warden on public roads anywhere which explains why i see plenty of cars parked illegally.

Often see parking wardens in car parks though.

Neither of them require arming though.

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over a year ago

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By *DFUNMan
over a year ago

Edenbridge

there are nice traffic wardens and arse hole ones. The nice once will chat and explain things to you the arshole just issue tickets.

I was working in the shop the other day and saw the traffic warden outside and said . oh you have issued another parking ticket to the lady across again today( as he'd booked her the day before)The ans was no same ticket but im about to I said look let me see if she ok as unusual not for her to move car within a 24 hr period , let me see if shes ok. So popped across road rang door bell and out she popped, as she opened the door i turned around and traffic warden slapped another ticket on window without even waiting to see if she was ill or dead. i mentioned to her about her car and she said her son is seriously ill and cant leave him, then she spotted the traffic warden and all hell brook loose. The tickets were appealed and dropped but why did he ned to be an arsehole

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"They're not Traffic Wardens they are Parking Attendants, employed to make money for the local authorities"

Exactly , we are helping provide valuable local services and they in turn provide a good service at good value. I’d definitely not want to return to the days of clamping by gangs of thugs washing money from organised crime. Criminalising clamping and de-criminalising parking / introducing PCN were good things

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By *ero666Man
over a year ago

fife

Arm them with a sense of humour and some compassion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not at all, the entitled violent should have stronger deterrents instead, sentences are far too short for people who attack others"

This ^

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By *LiamMan
over a year ago

Midlands

I think paying for parking in general is ridiculous, £10 an hour in Birmingham city centre where the shops around aren't even paying that to their workers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just working people doing their job at getting grief from jerkoffs. They don't make the rules, leave them alone.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

No. I’ve spoken to some lovely traffic wardens after receiving a ticket (totally my fault).

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"I think paying for parking in general is ridiculous, £10 an hour in Birmingham city centre where the shops around aren't even paying that to their workers"

Get yourself a blue badge , you get great city centre spots for free. You just have to fill in a few forms and pretend your back hurts or something

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By *erfectman122Man
over a year ago

from somewhere nice

There already armed with no conscience….

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By *iltopbearMan
over a year ago

Norfolk

Train them as helicopter pilots and issue them with Apache Gunships

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'll stick my tin hat on for this one.

Grab your popcorn and a brew.

Aaaannd, discuss!

Coming back to find wanker carved down the side of the car would be much more powerful than an 80 quid fine. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Here’s where we no doubt start to get abuse and a few people will avoid us as a result but Mickey used to be a traffic warden and arming them will make no difference whatsoever (and I don’t think it would be a good idea anyway)

Someone else suggested bodycams and yes, that would prevent the more serious incidents but it still doesn’t prevent the usual abuse they get daily.

I once had a lovely young girl spit at me and scratch away at me because I had the audacity to issue a ticket to her fella for parking in a disabled bay (without a blue badge of course) and had numerous occasions when people would square up to me and say some pretty horrid things (once about my mother, who had died recently but obviously they weren’t to know that).

Yes, some traffic wardens do get off on the “power” and will issue to absolutely anything just for the numbers but as with everyone in life, you always get the idiots. The way I saw it, I was helping traffic move by issuing to vehicles parked in dangerous locations like yellow lines and on zig zags and trying my best to deal with those selfish idiots who don’t care they are taking away disabled bays for those who really need them.

Did it for 18 months and wouldn’t go back because unfortunately their is absolutely no protection and for the really serious issues my own managers and police did sod all! Not worth risking my own safety for a pittance but they don’t deserve the bad rap they get

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