Council spends £2m on new traffic wardens... as it axes 530 jobs

[Barman]

One of Britain’s largest councils is to spend nearly £2million to increase its squad of traffic wardens – while axeing [sic] more than 500 jobs.

Westminster Council in Central London is boosting its number of parking attendants by more than 25 per cent.

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Perhaps Miss D could comment...? 

[Nick]

SHe is one of them  WIth an uniform and a little peaked cap and everyfink.

[Snoopy]

Clearly a money raising project 

[Nick]

What is? Making Miss D work on the streets? 

[Just One More]

Clearly so Snoopy

Not that I support it, but with the amount of cameras around there, why employ any. They could do it from the CCTV control room without stepping out of the office, the photo-evidence is there if contested. I'm pretty certain Winchester CC use there cameras for this as well as wardens

[Miss Demeanour]

It is all about the income generation.

The local authority has lost a huge proportion of income which was traditionally sourced from parking fines in the last few years due to the impact of the congestion charge. Congestion charge income has of course gone to central government and not the local authority.

There will be / have been  considerable changes made to parking charges etc ( in the central area mainly ) such as applying 24 hour parking charges, charging motorbikes to park( traditionally exempt ) etc.

None of it is popular ...but for the £2 million investment they will expect to see a far greater return and so makes great economic sense to them.

As for the cameras and stuff  - every area of central London is covered but it's fair to say they are used more for the crime and disorder agenda than they are for parking  - as this is the priority .

[Barman]

It is all about the income generation.

The local authority has lost a huge proportion of income which was traditionally sourced from parking fines in the last few years due to the impact of the congestion charge. Congestion charge income has of course gone to central government and not the local authority.

There will be / have been  considerable changes made to parking charges etc ( in the central area mainly ) such as applying 24 hour parking charges, charging motorbikes to park( traditionally exempt ) etc.

None of it is popular ...but for the £2 million investment they will expect to see a far greater return and so makes great economic sense to them.

As for the cameras and stuff  - every area of central London is covered but it's fair to say they are used more for the crime and disorder agenda than they are for parking  - as this is the priority .

We didn't want a sensible answer... 

[Miss Demeanour]

Oh...shall I go back to being me now then 

[Barman]

Oh...shall I go back to being me now then 

Yes please... I thought TB had taken over your puter like.... 

[Darwins Selection]

Oh...shall I go back to being me now then 

[Barman]

Oh...shall I go back to being me now then 

Oooohhh... the wig suits her.... 

[Just One More]

Her cuffs don't match though 

[Barman]

Her cuffs don't match though 

Oh JOM!  













[snigger]

[Miss Demeanour]

They will all match the colour of the wig eventually 

[Barman]

They will all match the colour of the wig eventually