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A traffic warden sparked outrage in a seaside town - by giving parking fines to the crew of a RNLI lifeboat while they were at sea dealing with an emergency.
The four volunteers for the Weymouth RNLI in Dorset had legally parked their vehicles close to the lifeboat station so they could respond to the shout quickly.
Despite having valid parking permits - which cost £2,000 a year each - and an RNLI lifeboat crew sticker displayed in their windscreens, a council traffic warden still issued them with £100 fines.
The RNLI crew spent four hours dealing with the 999 call to assist three paddle boarders reported to be in difficulty in Portland Harbour.
They returned to the quayside station to find four cars - a silver BMW, a grey Mitsubishi, a white Citroen van and a blue VW Transporter - had yellow parking fines pinned to their windscreens.
A traffic warden sparked outrage in a seaside town - by giving parking fines to the crew of a RNLI lifeboat while they were at sea dealing with an emergency
Despite having valid parking permits - which cost £2,000 a year each - and an RNLI lifeboat crew sticker displayed in their windscreens, a council traffic warden still issued them with £100 fines
The RNLI crew spent four hours dealing with the 999 call to assist three paddle boarders reported to be in difficulty in Portland Harbour. Pictured: File photo of RNLI working in Kent
According to a witness, when challenged the traffic warden claimed the RNLI sticker and the council-issued permits could have been forgeries.
RNLI crew member Leon Weaver said: 'Thanks Dorset Council for issuing 4 volunteer lifeboat crew's vehicles with parking tickets whilst on an emergency call out, even with permits on the
