For a balanced view, I just have to say that the parking inspectors in the UK are total assholes too.

In my street it's restricted parking because it's so close to town. So, on one side of the street it's permit holders only and on the other side it's permit holders plus anyone else can park there for up to 1 hour.

Here's the catch, there are no hours of the day printed on the sign. I've seen them come round at 10pm at night and even 8am on a Sunday morning!! A team of them come round in a van and sweep the whole area, make a small fortune and piss off.

Total fucking wankers.