Penny inchers: Traffic wardens given tape measures to check how far cars are parked from kerb

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Disgruntled motorists have hit out as traffic wardens are dishing out £70 fines for those more than 19 inches away

Traffic wardens are going to new lengths to nab drivers, by using tape measures to see how far from the kerb they are parked.

And they are dishing out £70 fines for those more than 19 inches away.

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Cutbacks run traffic police off the road

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A sharp fall in the number of officers across the country is sparking fears of a rise in crime and bad driving.

The new I-Spy book of cars gives young spotters 30 points if they see a Ferrari or Maserati, but the next edition may have to include another increasingly rare sight: police traffic officers. 

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