Parked on double yellows? It's a fair cop as these police cars get caught in the act

Parked on double yellows? It's a fair cop as these police cars get caught in the act
By Andrew Levy



Sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted. In this case it was two police cars illegally parked on double yellow lines that fell prey to a couple of police community support officers.

The humour of the situation wasn't lost on the PCSO on the left, who can be seen laughing as his colleague places a fixed penalty notice on the first victim's windscreen.

The cars were illegally parked outside New Scotland Yard in Westminster on Wednesday afternoon - when spaces must have been very scarce because of the G20 summit.

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To add insult to injury, the officers, who were on the prowl on Wednesday afternoon outside New Scotland Yard in Westminster, are employed by the Metropolitan Police.
An onlooker said: 'One of the PCSOs was on his mobile phone then he turned to the other one and was laughing.

'Maybe he'd rung to check whether he should put a ticket on the police cars and had been told to go ahead.

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'It was very difficult to find any parking, probably because of the G20 summit. Downing Street is only 150 yards away and a loads of parking bays had been closed down, but you've got to use a bit of sense, haven't you?'
The Metropolitan Police yesterday said it could contest the £40 fixed penalty notices only if the drivers have 'a very good reason'.
A spokesman added: 'Police officers should always make sure their vehicles are parked in a considerate manner and consider parking restrictions - unless there are operational reasons for not doing so, for example if they are answering a 999 call and they have to park in the quickest place available.'
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