Having just read Bikesnoopy's post in the help section regarding parking tickets it brought to mind an incident that happened to me in my younger more belligerent days.
Opposite where Argos used to be in Wakefield there was a section outside a couple of banks where people used to park whilst using the hole in the wall.
It was off the main road.
I was sat in the car one day in this section waiting for Bev when a young Harry potteresque traffic warden came & tapped on my window, I wound down the window (didn't have electric windows then) & looked at him.
He very politely said "Excuse me sir is this your car" I can't recall my answer but I do know it was sarcastic.
He then asked "Are you aware that you are illegally parked?"
"No I'm not" I replied
He then informed me that I was parked on double yellow lines & I asked him to prove it, he then walked round to the passenger side & waited whilst I got out & joined him.
He pointed to the ground in front of my car & said "Look there are double yellow lines"
I replied "barely visible ones & they stop in front of my car" he then said "Well they should go all the way"
Getting rather cocky now I said "Oh should they? well whether they should or shouldn't they are not visible & until there are visible double yellow lines I will continue parking here just like everyone else now run along home as it's past your bed time"
The poor kid just turned & walked away.
The site remained the same for about another fifteen years when they updated the precinct
Opposite where Argos used to be in Wakefield there was a section outside a couple of banks where people used to park whilst using the hole in the wall.
It was off the main road.
I was sat in the car one day in this section waiting for Bev when a young Harry potteresque traffic warden came & tapped on my window, I wound down the window (didn't have electric windows then) & looked at him.
He very politely said "Excuse me sir is this your car" I can't recall my answer but I do know it was sarcastic.
He then asked "Are you aware that you are illegally parked?"
"No I'm not" I replied
He then informed me that I was parked on double yellow lines & I asked him to prove it, he then walked round to the passenger side & waited whilst I got out & joined him.
He pointed to the ground in front of my car & said "Look there are double yellow lines"
I replied "barely visible ones & they stop in front of my car" he then said "Well they should go all the way"
Getting rather cocky now I said "Oh should they? well whether they should or shouldn't they are not visible & until there are visible double yellow lines I will continue parking here just like everyone else now run along home as it's past your bed time"
The poor kid just turned & walked away.
The site remained the same for about another fifteen years when they updated the precinct