As a Freedom of Information request revealed that Transport for London has payed £170,000 in the last four years to cover its own employees' parking fines, Caroline Pidgeon commented:
"These fines are not only a serious waste of money by TfL but they also show that too many TfL staff believe in the mantra of 'do as I say, not as I do' when it comes to traffic enforcement..
"Transport for London has no hesitation in handing out penalty charge notices for people who park on red routes or who get caught in yellow boxes.
''Anyone who has been hit by these fines will want to know why the organisation still seems incapable of ensuring its own employees comply with traffic restrictions which affect everyone else."