Parking attendant writes out a parking ticket, City of London

Observed at the intersection of Cannon St and Dowgate Hill, City of London.

Pretty much every retailer, cafe and business has it's goods delivered by road. There is no other way to bring good in, but pretty much every road in this part of London has double-red or double-yellow lines.

Given that there is a very large number of traffic wardens zealous, the scheme is a thinly disguised tax on trade within the square mile.