A parking enforcement firm operated a “clandestine quota system” to issue tickets to motorists in a “predatory and dishonest” way, a judge has found.
A ruling seen by BBC London details how NSL, working for Kensington and Chelsea Council, set its wardens a minimum target of 10 tickets a working shift.
It is illegal to set minimum quotas of parking tickets.
NSL denies setting quotas and said it was “extremely disappointed” by the ruling and was considering its options.
The quotas came to light after one traffic warden, Hakim Berkani, lost his job in February 2011 and took NSL to court.
There are significant numbers issuing below 9 per hour… we should not feel uncomfortable to use the disciplinary process”
He claimed he was dismissed for highlighting the illegal quota system, along with his union activities.
In a ruling which has just been published following the hearing at the London Central Employment Tribunal, Judge Burns agreed Mr Berkani had been unfairly dismissed.