Been to the Smoke today, Notting HIll, had to handball 5 pallets of doors & frames off, whilst double parked at the entrance to a busy dead end, I had to shuffle a few times to let other trucks through, I was there 2.5 hours, the first 3 TWs were fine (all together, I think one was a higher rank) and complimented my reversing and we even had a laugh 
, 4th a bit arsy and said (in pidgin english) I had 20 minutes, I politely explained that to get them off in 20 mins would require 5 trucks which would destroy the planet and choke London, I explained that as I was blocking road for anything wider than a van that I would move should a truck turn up, he seemed happy at that , 5th TW on a moped kept coming back and even nodded a smile, 6th even helped pick up packing that had blown under trailer.
Now is it me, or have tw’s got a undeserved press, or has my New Years’ Eve, over indulgence in Glenmorangie not worn off yet?
You must have passed the attitude test! 
Does seem strange so many being nice though!
I even met a nice one once my self!
It’s not the TW’s that’s the problem, you can sweet talk them…It’s the cameras catching you turning right on a ‘no right turn’ junction 
I’ve never really had much of a problem with traffic wardens, off hand I can only remember having a problem with one and that was about 30 years ago.
There’s always going to be the odd knob-head, but I’ve always found most are OK if you treat them the same as you expect to be treated yourself.
I used to deliver to a shop on Kensington High Street most days. Delivery point was in a side street with No Loading/No Waiting one side of the road but only No Waiting on the side where I stopped. Most mornings one particular warden would be there waiting for us to arrive - sometimes he was writing the ticket out before I had even switched off the engine. I never heard any more about any of the tickets - no idea whether the company challenged them or simply paid up.
In contrast, when delivering a palletload to one of the Harley Street clinics, I couldn’t find a convenient loading bay or spare stretch of kerbside. So I asked one of the wardens where I would be OK to unload. He simply told me to double-park outside the doors and left me to it
we have a fair few store where we have to wait on double yellows if there is a queue.
As long as you inform the depot before you get the ticket, it gets paid, so crack on Mr Jobsworth, fill your boots. 
in the post next week 