| Re: Civilians given power to issue on-the-spot fines. |
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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: BrimstoneBrimstone Date: Aug 28, 2008 00:04
Depresion wrote:
> "JNugent" NPPTG.com> wrote in message
> news:89adnVBEu6v83CjVnZ2dnUVZ8hednZ2d@pipex.net...>> Doug wrote:
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>>> Yes, although unaccountable policing in the UK is nothing new it is
>>> spreading.
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>> Traffic wardens are civilians. They've been around, handing out
>> on-the-spot fines, for nearly fifty years.
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> They also seem to get it wrong a lot more than a fully trained police
> officer if the statistics on successfully challenged parking tickets
> are anything to go by. A perfect demonstration that you still have
> plenty to fear even if you have done nothing wrong.
I think that's only come about since Traffic Wardens stopped being attached
to the police and became proft earning contractors to local government.
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