because the jobsworths have quotas to fill
and so it becomes worthwhile to sticker some if you are low that you know will be struck down on appeal
This also occurred in the LAST Manchester bomb ( one before Ariana) when we were all chucked out and told to walk ! (must be 1995- I gorra long memory) and I said - " if I leave my car you wont ticket it?" and the meter man said no
when I came back 24h later it had been - and I said to a meter man, you said you wouldnt ticket it and he said .... ter daah
o that wasnt me
[loud squawking and they were all cancelled]