Not long been back from a two week trip over in California. Had a great time, despite not going quite as nuts on the hire car (less driving this time) and ending up with a Ford Fusion hybrid!
Lesson learnt this time.......don't park facing the wrong way!
We actually got fined twice! Both for the same thing, but the description on the first ticket was hand written and didn't really make sense to us. (Said something like Right side of car within 18" of curb). We assumed it meant that I parked too far from the curb, which I'm sure I hadn't. But as I parked facing the wrong way, technically the right side of the car was miles from the curb - hence the ticket.
We only found this out after doing this a second time! I originally parked fine, but then saw that street cleaning was the next morning, so moved the car to the other side of the street, but didn't turn around.
We had no idea that was a law, as who cars which way around you park in the UK?!
We popped to the police station to plead ignorant for the second one and are waiting to hear back if we got away with it. I highly doubt it but you never know!