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Warden parks his CCTV car illegally... to go shopping
Evening Standard   17 Jun 2011

Not so smart: the Westminster council Smart car is parked on double yellow lines so its driver can go shopping

This is the moment a London parking warden in a CCTV "spy" car parked on double yellow lines - to go shopping for his dinner.

Motorist Arben Kaba was astounded to see the man park his Smart car and disappear into a Sainsbury's in Mayfair only to amble out shortly afterwards with a carrier bag.

The warden, working for Westminster council contractor NSL, tried to hide in the queue for the till when he saw Mr Kaba filming him on his mobile phone.

Westminster council today promised to get NSL to investigate. Mr Kaba, 37, a chauffeur from Hampstead, said: "I noticed the car pulling up and saw the warden going inside the store. There's one law for drivers and another for these people who are supposed to uphold the parking rules.

"I feel these Smart cars generate money for Westminster council.

"A friend of mine was fined for just stopping for a minute to drop passengers on a single yellow line."

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