Quote Originally Posted by animatedmartian View Post
OP is presumably talking about a residential area where such meters don't exist. Totally different situation.
Sometimes people with plenty of garage space leave cars in the street anyway, especially if there are teenagers in the family that come and go often or don't drive well enough to park next to the house or in the yard without hitting things. If neighbors can't park in front of their own home, or tire of kids coming and going 20 times in the middle of the night, they may call the cops. Depending on overnight parking rules, cars may be towed...

Glad I'm done with the "kid" days. I park in the garage and ignore the drama.