55 years after the first parking ticket,the final remaining 18 traffic wardens are finally to be phased out in favour of unpaid police community support staffThe traffic warden is to be abolished 55 years after they first appeared on the streets of London, the home secretary Theresa May is to announce.
The first 40 wardens, and dressed in military-style uniforms with yellow shoulder flashes and cap bands,were not only empowered to issue £2 fines for those who parked on the unusual double yellow lines but were also supposed to “help the public find parking spaces”.
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Source: theguardian.com