Parking wardens 'swear and belittle people' - MP

PRIVATELY CONTRACTED ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ACCUSED OF BAD BEHAVIOUR

- MARTYN SMITH Local Democracy Reporter

Cllr Cat Eccles

DUDLEY Council parking wardens swear, belittle people and ignore the rules they enforce, an MP claims.

Along with introducing parking charges last year the authority also hired a private contractor to enforce parking rules to boost the number of wardens on borough streets.

At a meeting of Dudley Council, Cllr Cat Eccles, who is also Labour MP for Stourbridge, hit out at bad behaviour by enforcement officers in the town.