I once walked through a town with fifteen minutes in hand before my meeting, I noticed the rather shabby car park opposite that is attached to a Fitness Centre, or some such. . I strolled past, and there, in the corner of the car park, was a white Escort-type van bearing the name of a clamping (sorry, 'parking control') company In the van were two crop-headed tattooed men, feet up, reading their newspapers. Knowing as I do the modus operandi of these charmless fellows, I was irresistibly reminded of a big spider, sitting in the corner of his web, waiting for prey. Park in their bit of space, and they will emerge from their van as soon as you turn the corner. The clamp or as you put it slap a ticket , and they will straight away call for a tow truck to take away your car. The clamp fee was £80, the towing fee £200, plus a per-day charge for storage if you cannot get to their yard before 6 pm. The clampers like these wardens are paid on commission, so it's clamp ticket or starve for them. We all know that some drivers will park anywhere, and they need to be deterred, but unwary, often elderly, drivers may simply fail to see the notices. This is sheer extortion, sanctioned by the law. Speeding costs £60, as does jumping the lights. I am sure if the councilors who are driven to work who have created this little gem will be sitting around with their thumbs up their backsides this christmas wondering why is everyone shopping at the trafford centre.As for a squad who will that be? Intense training as well,I am impressed. I used to be a police officer and I took great satisfaction in reporting for summons a carparking officerfor parking on double yellow lines whilst he emptied the carparking meter!

   I don't see the problem, it's not NEW parking restrictions that are being brought in. Finally the restrictions that are in place are going to be enforced, a big hurrah from me and other frustrated law abiding visitors and traders!

   As the wife of a "local trader" it frustrates us both to see cars blatantly breaching the 30 min parking restrictions along the main street - Although it is very entertaining to see them all running out to move their cars when a police officer starts to write down registration numbers. Why should people who do choose to leave these spaces empty for potential customers suffer as others are too lazy to walk that little bit further to their cars! You wouldn't expect to get away with it in Manchester City Centre so why should Wilmslow Town Centre be any different?