Stupid Boy

Today I was issued with a 15,000yen (£75) fine because I parked illegally in Niigata during April. The space I parked was fine, but the car was facing oncoming traffic which, in Japan, is a no-no. The completely strict application of the rules is quite annoying. The ticket was given at 1.35am. The road I parked in is very a quiet residential road. The car was unlikely to be bothering anybody except insomniac traffic wardens. But, I broke the rules so, naughty driver gets slapped wrists, a lighter wallet and two points taken off his license. And I'm not going to moan about how it would be different back home because I know that traffic wardens in the UK are just as meticulous, if not more so.

So anyone reading, please learn from my experience; don't park facing oncoming traffic unless you fancy giving 75 quid away.