A traffic warden with a sense of humour is being investigated after issuing a wheelie bin with a parking ticket.
The traffic warden slap one of the dreaded yellow
notices on a Biffa wheelie bin that had been left 'parked' on double
yellow lines in Carmarthen in south west Wales.
Onlooker Mike Jones recounted the event to the BBC: "It was bizarre -
I realised I had just watched a warden give a ticket to a wheelie bin
for bad parking."
Carmarthenshire council acknowledged the whole thing was a joke,
explaining there was no actual penalty charge notice inside the
waterproof plastic packet, but said it would be investigating.
Counctil traffic and safety manager John McEvoy said in an interview
with the BBC: "There was no ticket issued, it is not possible to book a
wheelie bin or anything that is not motorised."
"Although this was meant as a humorous incident, we take this kind of thing very seriously and have launched a formal investigation into the conduct of this officer," he added.
"Although this was meant as a humorous incident, we take this kind of thing very seriously and have launched a formal investigation into the conduct of this officer," he added.
It is unclear who was responsible for illegally parking the bin or who the parking attendant is.
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