| Day Two: 6 October |
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| Today we have two new trainee Pink Wardens! First things first - Ruth has surprise photo-shoot! |
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| This Landrover was the first vehical we Awarded last week - I wonder if they got their Award, and if they will be expecting another! |
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| These boys turned up on extremely funky and pretty noisey bikes - pretty cool - however they wouldn't let the Wardens have a go.... |
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| We couldn't believe this. This car had been parked IN A DISABLED ONLY PARKING BAY - WITH A VALID DISK AND DISABLED BADGE - and they STILL got a ticket. The Pink Wardens awarded a lolly - poor sods. |
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| Those Wardens just can't help themselves, should mobility scooters have parking bays like cars and bikes? |
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| This very unlucky man had already received a £500 fine for parking outside his own shop! |
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| This Scot was visiting Penrith and loitering on the yellow line for too long. |
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| Another example of a groovy Pink interior - just the ticket to a Pink Warden's heart! |
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| These two obviously have nothing better to do with their time but creatively park their behinds. |
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| Pink Warden Di seems to have attracted quite a following... |
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| I'm not sure we can say that..... |
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| The last ticket goes to a FRED Follower who had travelled all the way from London... |
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| Day One: 29 September |
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| Day One sees Pink Wardens Kate and Helen out on their first Award Day.
Many thanks to our official photographer Kate Wise for these pics.
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| A good start to the day with a classic case of Creative Parking - would it be generalising to say that Landrover drivers will always find a bit of grass to park on? This one found a tiny bit of green just outside Penrith's main car parking area - incredible!
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| This bit of Creative Parking saw a car trying to squeeze into a potential space but it couldn't quite get the back wheel over the double yellows. Lucky not to get a Penalty. This car most likely belonged to one of Penrith's shop keepers, many of who have expressed to The Pink Wardens their anger about the parking regulations. |
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| A small cobbled area in the centre of Penrith lends itself very well to a 2 minute stop-off. Unfortunately you are not allowed to park here - but of couse a number of people do, perhaps just for the thrill of it. The driver of this vehicle was very pleased with his Award. |
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| This unfortunate car owner (below) had already been Penalised. We gave them a lolly as a consolation. |
| The owner of this lovely Mini was slightly worried but was also pretty chuffed to have the attention (why drive a Mini otherwise?) |
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| We were overtaken by this lady on her scooter, and then she stopped so we could admire the hundreds of stickers that adorned her vehicle. She was very pleased to receive a Pink Ticket and proudly displayed it on the front of the scooter. |
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| Yes its a Cherrypicker! Abandoned in Penrith church yard... |
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Most of the people who witnessed the Pink Wardens were smiling and laughing. I did, however, get an incredibly filthy delayed look from a woman whilst we were ticketing, it made me feel very uncomfortable. Traffic Wardens must get this all the time - they must be very hard people to be able to stand that kind of response on a daily basis.
The wheely bin got it - I wonder who will find this.
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| The dog nearly got it. |
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This part of Penrith isn't the most desirable. Its a tiny scrub land at the back of the shops, enough for about 3 or 4 cars. However, it still has a sign warning people of parking there.
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| Last ticket! |
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And a nice sit down after a hard day's work. |
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