LINCOLNSHIRE County Council bosses have revealed that all of the traffic wardens they took on in December have left in the face of abuse from motorists.
The team of green jacketed wardens, employed through APCOA, have all been replaced "at least once" since the council took over the responsibility of parking fines from the police.
Mick Phoenix, parking services manager at the council, said: "Not one patrol officer who started when the civil parking scheme launched in December is still a patrol officer in Lincolnshire now.
"The whole team has been replaced at least once. It is down to stress of the job and sickness. They receive abuse from motorists.
"And even in the least serious cases, let's just say they are subject to the odd quiet word from drivers."
Council parking services manager Matt Jones added: "On record, our enforcement officers have been subjected to approximately 35 cases of abusive or threatening behaviour.
"However, this number does not reflect the true extent of the problem, wardens often face abuse on a daily basis."
