Arguably one of the most negatively-perceived jobs one can do, just a single glimpse of a traffic warden can ignite fear and stress in motorists. But what is it really like to work as one?
Nia Dalton from our sister site The Mirror spent the day with Bristol City Council civil enforcement officer Darren Best to find out how it felt to hit Bristol drivers with the big yellow windscreen sticker of doom. After meeting Darren in a Bedminster car park, the pair set out to enforce parking laws on the disobedient drivers of South Bristol.
Although Nia was out on the job with him, Darren decided not to give her a uniform of her own, due to the abuse he has received in his over two decades of issuing fines. "I've been doing this job for nearly 23 years and most of the time, I have no problems with the public, but there are rare occasions that people will shout, swear or push you," he told her.
