BBC -Dirty tricks used by wardens

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Inside Out meets the London parking wardens who say they issue unfair tickets to innocent motorists.
Last year the programme revealed two councils, Ealing and Camden, where some wardens claimed contracts had been issued with illegal ticket targets, a claim denied by both councils.
Inside Out's Keith Doyle investigates claims that three more London boroughs are allegedly using ticket targets - Lambeth, Bromley and Hackney.
In response, Lambeth Council says it does not have a ticket target and quotes a figure for guidance only. Bromley Council also denies it sets targets for parking enforcement income.
Hackney Council says it sets no targets for the issue of penalty charge notices, nor gives the contractor any incentives for its officers to issue more tickets than they feel necessary.
Inside Out speaks to a traffic warden in a different borough who reveals how some tickets are 'creatively constructed' to meet targets.
The programme also speaks to campaigners against mobile enforcement camera cars, which they say encourage traffic wardens to issue more and more fines.
The Minister for Local Government, Brandon Lewis, told Inside Out that his department would investigate the legality of the contracts.
Inside Out London is broadcast on Monday, 27 January on BBC One at 19:30 GMT and nationwide on the iPlayer for seven days thereafter.

HO87

<Yawn> Another case of - "After the Lord Mayor's Show..."

This storyline has been done to death. We all know what the truth is - regardless of what councils (wherever they may be) say - and there was always going to be a risk that this would be the way of things when private contractors were brought in. How else do you increase profits if staff are not incentivised?

BBC's Watchdog have nibbled at the edges of PPC World but have been effectively silent since POFA. How about the rest of the UK discovering that consumers are fighting this battle alone - and are winning - even though the powers that be steadfastly refuse to deal with the obvious?

Oh dear. There seems to be something of a common thread shared by the two stories. Oh, and some of the same companies. One subject is fair game but not the other. Now why could that be? Perhaps it is that one market is saturated and by making a song and dance, causing companies to backtrack, other contracts come up for grabs that wouldn't otherwise come up?

Perhaps the other market is far from saturated and has considerable scope for exploitation by the multinational's yet. And is far more attractive because this is cash.

Then again it may be that I am just far too cynical. And for the record I will not be watching this tonight (or any other night).