A parking attendant has been hailed as a 'hero' on social media after he slapped a ticket on a bus that was being used by Tommy Robinson supporters.

The officer placed the £130 fine on the red double-decker outside the Old Bailey for ‘parking in a restricted street during prescribed hours’ yesterday.

He was cheered by certain sections of the crowd when he put the ticket on the bus windscreen, but was booed by Robinson’s fans as he walked away.

But the attendant didn't seem too fazed by the boos as he smiled at the hecklers, giving them a thumbs-up as he walked away.

Footage then shows the man say “Oh, I do love my job sometimes,” as he walked away smiling.


“Oh I do love my job sometimes”.



A ticket warden was seen laughing off abuse given by Tommy Robinson supporters after he gave the EDL founder’s campaign bus a parking ticket. Tommy Robinson is currently standing retrial for a contempt of court charge. pic.twitter.com/ITk4tgHUuW — RT UK (@RTUKnews) July 5, 2019

The bus had been used as a temporary stage and for broadcasting pro-Robinson films. Robinson also used it for a speech to supporters after the court hearing.

Robinson is facing another spell in jail after found in contempt of court by High Court judges for filming defendants in a criminal trial,

The EDL founder, real name, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was found in contempt of court by High Court judges for filming defendants in a criminal trial and broadcasting the footage on social media.

Robinson was previously jailed for broadcasting the footage outside Leeds Crown Court.

But he was freed from prison last year on appeal.


Outside the court, ripples of anger turned into howls of fury and disbelief as the verdict filtered through.

A small number of his supporters marched purposefully towards the front of the court entrance, to barriers sectioning off police from the public, to make their feelings known.

The crowd, as one, then began chanting "shame on you" and pointed at the court.

Speaking after the hearing, the Attorney General Geoffrey Cox said: "Posting material online that breaches reporting restrictions or risks prejudicing legal proceedings is a very serious matter and this is reflected in the court's decision today.

"I would urge everyone to think carefully about whether their social media posts could amount to contempt of court."


Dame Victoria Sharp said the court found Robinson committed contempt of court in three respects.

She said he breached the reporting restriction imposed on the trial, by livestreaming the video from outside the public entrance to the court and by "aggressively confronting and filming" some of the defendants.

Yaxley-Lennon will be sentenced on July 11.