[Busman747]

"In the "Good old days" Traffic wardens came under the jurisdiction of the local police force.......and like the local bobby, used common sense and judgement.

Now it is big business as the councils award contracts to private firms to enforce the "law" as they see fit! We all hate the traffic wardens but remember, they are "only doing their job" and would be made unemployed if they used discretion..........The people who are at fault are the council that choose to receive payment from private contractors to do a job that WE the electorate pay the council to do............