Two traffic wardens slap £50 tickets on fleet of supercars worth £400,000 – while their Toyota Yaris is parked on double yellow lines in wealthy village home to Premier League footballers
- Two traffic wardens left Toyota Yaris on the roadside in Hale near Altrincham
- The wardens were spotted by passerby Shadia Al Hili, 49, who saw their car
- They placed £50 fixed penalty notices on a Porsche, a Tesla and a Rolls Royce
Two traffic wardens were captured booking a string of luxury supercars – while they left their own vehicle parked on double-yellow lines.
The pair left their Toyota Yaris on the roadside before placing £50 fixed penalty notices on an £80,000 Tesla, a Porsche 911 Carrera worth £110,000 and a Rolls Royce Wraith worth an estimated £200,000 in the wealthy village of Hale near Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
The wardens from Trafford Council were spotted by passerby Shadia Al Hili, 49, who noticed their vehicle parked on double-yellow lines at around 8.30pm.
She then saw the male and female wardens giving out tickets on the neighbouring high street in Hale – home to Premiership footballers and TV personalities.
Two traffic wardens were captured booking a string of luxury supercars (left) – while they left their car parked on double-yellow lines (right) in the wealthy village of Hale near Altrincham
The wardens from Trafford Council in Greater Manchester (right) were spotted by passerby Shadia Al Hili, 49, (left) who noticed their vehicle parked on double-yellow lines
Both attendants claimed they had ‘dispensation’ for parking illegally and said: ‘We work for the council – keep your distance.’
Businesswoman Ms Al Hili, 49, later posted mobile phone footage of the incident on Facebook and it is understood to have occurred last Friday.
The mother-of-one who runs a food company wrote: ‘Manchester and Trafford Council, your civil enforcement officers are breaking the rules.
‘Don’t worry, I stepped in with my big Mancunian gob!
‘They had a full line of cars they thought they could make a fast £400 quid. How kind in current times on a Friday night!
‘They managed to do one because they were caught on camera.
Both attendants (one pictured) claimed they had ‘dispensation’ for parking illegally and said: ‘We work for the council – keep your distance’
Businesswoman Ms Al Hili, 49, later posted mobile phone footage of the incident (pictured) on Facebook and it is understood to have occurred last Friday
A Tesla Model S – which sells for around £80,000 new – was one of the cars that got a £50 fixed penalty notice (file image)
A luxury Rolls-Royce Wraith worth an estimated £200,000 was also slapped with a fine (file image)
A Porsche 911 Carrera worth £110,000 was another car that the wardens fined in Hale, near Altrincham
‘The irony they couldn’t be bothered parking safely.’
She added: ‘Councils it’s not your wardens it’s you.
‘You are accountable for not supporting small business and supporting your residents, some who have not been out in months many facing financial ruin and difficulty.’
She said the Toyota was causing an ‘absolute obstruction’ and added: ‘Your son or mine going around that corner would be forced to swing out onto oncoming traffic for traffic wardens who have stopped to issue ‘misery’ tickets.
‘They couldn’t get away fast enough they were taking the p*** and they knew it!
Today, Trafford Council – which employs the two wardens – confirmed it was looking into the incident. Pictured: The wardens leaving the area
‘He even tried to throw a little social distancing in.’
Today, Trafford Council – which employs the two wardens – said: ‘Trafford’s parking officers are given a dispensation that allows them to park temporarily in areas where restrictions are in place while carrying out enforcement duties, where it is safe to do so and appropriate.
‘On this occasion they parked up after observing vehicles parked in the evening-use taxi rank. They parked in the location nearest to this as all parking bays were full.
‘The “No Loading” sign shown in the video – where their vehicle was parked – doesn’t apply after 6.30pm and the staff were present in this area around 8.30pm.’
Other councils do allow parking enforcement officials to park their vehicles on double yellow lines and be exempt from fines if they are ‘carrying out their duties and are in close proximity.’