Traffic warden caught on CCTV riding moped wrong way up one-way street in bid to ticket motorists

An on-duty traffic warden was caught on camera driving the wrong way down a one-way street before pouncing on unsuspecting motorists. The Newham Council civil enforcement officer tore up the Highway Code in Fourth Avenue, Manor Park. But unfortunately for him, he chose to flout the rules outside a shop specialising in CCTV equipment.

Footage from the cameras outside AD Electrical Services shows him travelling into oncoming traffic on his motorbike. Shop owner David Streadwick, 49, who witnessed the scene, said he had been shocked by what he saw.



“The way he came down the road made me think this wasn’t about road safety, it was just about raising revenue. This is making a mockery out of the system and victimising motorists. I think an example needs to be made. If someone is employed to enforce the law then they need to abide by it,” he said.

A Newham Council spokesman said: “We take such allegations seriously and an investigation is already underway. We do not condone behaviour of this type from our staff or from contractors acting on our behalf. It does not reflect the work of the majority of parking attendants who keep traffic in Newham moving.”

With CCTV video.