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G4S routinely park on the double red lines at Elephant & Castle between (or at) the bus stops. Given the volume of traffic there, with buses stopping and people crossing between parked cars it seems particularly hazardous. I see Stevo's point about the risk to their staff, but does that give them the right to ignore traffic regulations? Do they build the cost of getting parking tickets into their financial model, or do traffic wardens just not even bother? Ultimately they're not emergency service vehicles, so they don't have to send the drivers out alone, but they've chosen to do so to maximise their profit.