Driver Mohammed Arif (pictured) left his car parked on double yellow lines after being involved in a crash with another vehicle in central Manchester

A traffic warden has resigned after being caught on camera giving a taxi driver a parking ticket even though he had just been in a crash.

Driver Mohammed Arif left his car parked on double yellow lines after apparently being involved in a crash with another vehicle in central Manchester.

But a female warden proceeded to issue a parking ticket for the taxi - even though it is not illegal for broken-down cars to stop in the road.

In the video footage filmed by the father-of-two on April 18, which clearly shows his bumper hanging off after the collision, he can be heard pleading with the warden that he cannot move the car.

Mr Arif says: ‘You do realise my vehicle is not movable? I can’t move the vehicle.’ But the warden refuses to answer him.

She then thrusts her hand in front of Mr Arif’s phone to stop him from filming, and insists that Mr Arif assaulted her, pointing to some marks on her wrist.

Other witnesses weigh in, with one telling the traffic warden to use her common sense and let Mr Arif off, and another telling the taxi driver to leave the warden alone.

She has now quit her job after being confronted with the footage, while Mr Arif, 37, is appealing against the parking ticket, which was put on his car while the AA was working on it.

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In video footage filmed by the taxi driver, he can be heard telling the warden he cannot move the car, but she replies: 'I'm not speaking to you.'

Mr Arif asks, 'You do realise I've had an accident?', but the warden then says, 'You're not allowed to video me, thank you.'

This traffic warden has resigned after being caught on camera giving a taxi driver a parking ticket after he had just been in a crash - even though it is not illegal for broken-down cars to stop in the road

After the traffic warden twice pushes the phone away, a bystander approaches and warns Mr Arif not to 'hit a woman'.

After the video, filmed earlier this month, was posted on YouTube and Facebook, thousands of web users have debated which of the pair was in the right.

Manchester City Council has vowed to investigate the incident, saying that Mr Arif should not have been fined while he was waiting for help to arrive.

Row: A traffic warden was caught on camera giving a parking ticket to a broken-down car

A spokesman said: 'We have clear guidelines and our traffic wardens are instructed not to issue parking tickets in circumstances where motorists have been forced to park following road traffic accidents.

'In this case, a ticket clearly should not have been given and if one was issued it will not be enforced. We are now reviewing the incident along with our contractors at NSL.'

After the video came to light online, the warden resigned from her job with NSL - but Mr Arif said he thought there was no need for her to quit.

Anger: The warden tried to stop the driver filming, then accused him of assaulting her

'I filmed the video purely to have some record of what was going on in the case if it ever went to court and I needed to appeal, that was all,' he said.

'I wouldn’t have wished for her to resign and I'm saddened that she has. My intention for filming was not to get her into trouble of any kind.'

The law states it is not an offence to park on double yellow lines if your vehicle is broken down and cannot be moved.