Sheffield traffic wardens 'assaulted, driven at and verbally abused' in shocking daily attacks
The council's bringing in body-worn cameras to tackle a rise in violent incidents
We're hearing traffic wardens across South Yorkshire are facing terrifying abuse every day - just for doing their job.
In Sheffield, the number of violent incidents has more than doubled in three years and now the council say it's taking action to protect its staff.
Andy's a traffic warden in the city:
"I've been assaulted, I've had a motor vehicle driven up a footpath to me, people punching the windscreen of a van. There are endless others that didn't involve any physical aspect.
"People passing by shouting 'get a proper job', you hear it so often you don't even blink. I've actually had somebody who wasn't involved in a ticket - I'd not given him a ticket - actually wishing my kids died of cancer. Thankfully I don't have any children but it's not a very nie thing to say."
Now every civil enforcement officer in Sheffield is getting a body-worn camera to help diffuse situations and record evidence that can be used in court.
Andy says it's already made him feel a lot safer at work:
"I've had two minor incidents since the introduction - once the camera was switched on the incidents completely dissolved. One was somebody making allegations against me and one was somebody making veiled physical threats and they both dissolved to the extent that I didn't even have to report them.
"People just see red - they see a ticket on the windscreen or they're told they can't stop on a double yellow line. The fact they're going to record behaving totally out of character makes them really pull up.
"Some of the people, particularly with front-facing type jobs like behind the desk dealing with the public, also get a lot of abuse. They're covered by CCTV within the building so they are quite safe. But we're out there working alone, miles away from any colleague or base and it's our lifeline."
"I personally feel that, regardless of what job you do, even if you're not liked, you have the right to be safe at work."