it was only for 10 mins, in the evening, in an empty car park in Nowheresville.
Are they on 'commission'? They probably thought 'Woohoo! Bonus!', when they saw your car. Extra quid or whatever. Can't blame them really. If I was a traffic warden, I'd be rich, Rich! I'd have unimaginable wealth.
'I'm sorry, but I'm afraid your wife is intolerably ugly, I'm going to have to give you a ticket'.
'Ah, come on mate, give us a break!'
'But that's just it, if I give you a break, then I have to give everyone a break, and society as we know it would collapse'.
'Ah, but-'
'No buts. You have transgressed. You must be punished. I Am The Law. You will respect my authority'.
Oooh….