How to explain the parking wardens’ fun and games?

Published: 11 February 2010

• MY partner has just received a parking fine for supposedly illegal parking in Patshull Road, Kentish Town, despite having visitor’s permits which  covered the time of her visit. 

She had seven such permits displayed on her dashboard but still got a fine.

I have just successfully appealed against a ticket I received for parking in “a suspended bay”. Except, it wasn’t. 

On another occasion a warden tried to give me a fine claiming I was in a suspended bay (I wasn’t) but a neighbour interceded and flagged down a passing police car. The traffic warden ran off. 

Another neighbour was recently issued with a fine for parking in a suspended bay in Patshull Road. The notification of the suspension was put up in the middle in the night.

Another neighbour found a warden issuing a PCN on his car for being in a suspended bay (it wasn’t). The neighbour contacted the police  but the warden had sped off on his scooter.

These are just a few of the fun and games that the residents of Patshull Road have experienced in the past month or so. I have no doubt that it is a similar story across the borough.

The thought occurs that there must be something in the incentive scheme for wardens that encourages them to play so fast and loose with the rules. 

If this is the case, can it be amended to ease the burden on long-suffering residents?
Andrew Lamb
Patshull Road, NW5