Parking attendants and public ignorance

03 July 2009

You see parking attendants across the length and width of London each and every day. Most of the time people see them, yet they are simply part of the background movement around the city. The only times people really see parking attendants is when they need information and this will usually be tourists asking directions.

The other time people see parking attendants is when they have contravened some rule or regulation and they have been ticketed. This usually results in a furious motorist who vehemently denies his or her guilt. People are quite amazing really; they will stare straight at the evidence and yet refuse to admit they messed up. Parking attendants in the UK have come under fire mercilessly for dong their jobs. In actual fact, there have been reports of motorists becoming quite violent in their behaviour.

Take responsibility

Parking attendants are a necessity in the UK and indispensable in the mega cities such as London. It is a world known fact that London has impossibly congested traffic and that parking is at an absolute premium. Parking attendants spend their time outdoors in all types of weather to prevent people from just parking anywhere they like without caring about others.

It has been found that the public are highly ignorant of the laws and regulations that govern the UK. So much of the resentment that parking attendants suffer are totally preventable. People should take the responsibility to educate themselves about facts such as parking meter feeding.

Learn about buying parking vouchers as there is a huge difference between a parking voucher and a parking voucher for a resident. Less ignorance will make the life of motorists and parking attendants much easier all round.

BPA

Member of the British Parking Association

REO

Member of the REC