Volunteer traffic wardens may be deployed in town

The idea was put forward at the High Wycombe Town Committee, which advises Buckinghamshire Council on issues in the town

Volunteer parking wardens could be recruited to crack down on illegal parking, if a pilot scheme is approved by a council.

The idea was put forward at the High Wycombe Town Committee, which advises Buckinghamshire Council on issues in the town.

Chair Ed Gemmell said the scheme could be extended to Hazlemere and Bourne End, if it gets the green light.

"We may look to do a pilot project in the future, and at the moment, it is being discussed by us and a number of officers," he said.

The unitary authority has been struggling to hire parking wardens since last year, as reported by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Gemmell said: "There has been from a number of different quarters a request to look at volunteer parking wardens.

"And I can say now after a number of discussions... with other members of the council, up and down, there is a great interest to look at that."

The council has previously said that despite a shortage of wardens, they still carried out many visits to known hotspots for illegal parking.