An enraged driver chew up a parking ticket and threw it at a traffic warden after he was caught parking in a disabled bay.
Matthew Quinn, 37, has been handed a six-month sentence and a driving ban after pleading guilty to dangerous driving in Whickenham last April.
Quinn parked his Mitsubishi Shogun in a disabled bay on Front Street but he did not display a disabled badge.
Northumbria Police said Quinn came out from the bookmakers after two traffic warden gave him a ticket.
Bodycam footage taken from one of the wardens shows Quinn becoming irate and aggressive in front of his daughter who is sitting in the front passenger seat.
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He walks over to grab the ticket and chews it up in pieces before throwing it towards the warden.
He then allegedly hurls verbal abuse at them and gets into the car and drives towards the officers.
Neighbourhood Inspector Harninder Bola, who covers the Whickham area, said: “When you watch the footage it really is shocking to see the way Matthew Quinn is behaving.
“He has illegally parked in a disabled bay and the traffic warden was just doing his job by issuing him with a parking ticket.
“Quinn was acting in a very aggressive manner and that was very intimidating for the warden who did well to stay calm.
“For Quinn to then get in his car and drive towards the victims was completely unacceptable and they were lucky not to be injured.
“In his rage he could have seriously harmed somebody and it was only right that we brought a criminal prosecution against him.
“He has narrowly escaped a custodial sentence and I hope this case has given him time to reflect on his behaviour and learn from it moving forward.”
Quinn, of Almond Crescent, Gateshead, was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday where he was also handed a 12 month driving ban.
He was also made subject to a community order and must pay £500 compensation to each warden and £200 towards the costs of the case.
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