Parking Wars 2015 s01e01 EN SUB WEBRIP [MPup]

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This new three-part documentary for ITV looks at the controversial world of parking through the eyes of motorists and traffic wardens.



Campaigners including an ex-political reporter, a bed-and-breakfast owner and a 97-year-old ballet teacher air their views on the issue of where drivers can park in modern-day Britain, where CCTV cameras and armies of enforcers ensure spaces are kept clear of illegally parked motors.

Cameras follow enforcers from authorities in Hampshire, Herefordshire and Yorkshire carrying out their jobs - dishing out tickets and fining motorists on high streets and in car parks.

Special parking courts, Traffic Penalty Tribunals, try to make sense of the ongoing war between motorists and councils. They deal with more 21,000 parking disputes a year from everyday motorists fighting to have their fines withdrawn. With exclusive access to courts around the country, the series sees drama unfold as drivers come face to face with lawyers who decide whether to let them off or not.

Parking Wars also features footage captured by members of the public on their mobile phones as the civil enforcement officers patrol the streets and receive an increasing amount of abuse – sometimes through song, and sometimes something more dangerously physical.

In the first episode, civil enforcement officers in Portsmouth are seen cracking down on errant drivers. Parking attendant Gavin Green says: “I would rather back a donkey in the Grand National than want to come and park in Portsmouth. You would have better odds on the donkey than parking and not getting a ticket.”

Meanwhile, the city’s blue badge investigator looks for motorists using stolen, forged or fraudulent disabled parking passes.