High Peak Borough Council traffic enforcement officers 'disobey' parking rules while fining others

High Peak resident Peter Craig Thompson was at Castleton public car park at Saturday March, 18 at 2.22pm when he watched the incident unfold.

He said: “Two High Peak Borough Council parking enforcement officers parked on the footpath outside the public toilets causing people to have to move out of the way.

"The two officers then got out and ticketed at least four vehicles, the white Volkswagen SUV and the green Volkswagen to its right-hand side and two vehicles directly in front of those. This presumably was because they were parked in non designated bays.

"It is one rule for the council staff and another for the rest of us.“This is outrageous and disgraceful.“At the very least for vehicles that were ticketed should be excused from paying penalties and issued with apologies, and the two enforcement officers should be subject to some form of discipline.

“High Peak council need to seriously look at the training given to the staff.”

Mr Thompson took pictures of the incident and sent them to The Advertiser and we have shown these images to High Peak Borough Council.

A spokesman said: “The officers have been reminded not to park in front of the toilets when carrying out their enforcement duties and to park within a marked bay if one is available.”