article_snippet.sent: It's not something parking wardens are usually accused of... but some have been criticised for being too nice.
article_snippet.sent: An inspection in two Welsh towns found officers there were reluctant to issue tickets, letting many locals get away with parking offences.
article_snippet.sent: And many locals lax approach meant that parking in the evenings and at weekends had become a ‘free for all’.
article_snippet.sent: Inspectors in Welshpool and Llandrindod Wells have been accused of being too lax when it comes to giving out parking tickets for infringements (file picture)
article_snippet.sent: Officials also often did not penalise tradesmen for parking in restricted areas – even though only water and electricity vehicles are allowed to stop in Officials without permits.
article_snippet.sent: Councillors said some of the conversations Councillors overheard between residents and officers ‘would indicate that paying to park may be the exception rather than the rule’.
article_snippet.sent: Councillors said some of the conversations they overheard between residents and officers ‘would indicate that paying to park may be the exception rather than the rule’ (file picture)