The Brussels car park agents were sworn in this week. This does not give them more power but more legitimacy. They are the ones who check to see if you are well parked and who, if not, verbalize you, which exposes them to many attacks. They tend to increase.
That day, in Ixelles (Brussels), in one of the busiest streets in the town, Salah lost count of the cars parked without proof of payment. “On 200 meters, we are at 5 royalties“, notes the young steward. Consequence: motorists are often insulting or threatening. Salah, for example, has already been physically attacked twice in seven months of work. “I was ‘overtaking’ a car when a youth car passed right next to it.he recalls. They insulted me, I pretended nothing and then they came out, they ran towards us to try to hit us.”
95 aggressive behaviors last year
Examples like this have been increasing over the past three years. In 2021, 95 aggressive behaviors were recorded and almost one out of two attacks is physical. In 27% of cases, the attacker tries to attack the control material. “It goes as far as punches, there are some who throw eggs at us, we suffer that on a daily basis”delivers another steward to our camera
Today, parking attendants demand more respect from motorists. 140 of them took an oath to the king and to the Constitution to highlight this difficult profession. A strong gesture to grant these workers more legitimacy.
