Using Aunt Mary's Disabled placard by abled body relatives

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Alright, this is a gripe. When I had to get my disabled car placard, it's because I can't walk much. I dearly would like a crummier parking spot and being able to walk to it. So it irritates me when I see able bodied people using the disabled parking space with a placard that clearly wasn't issued for them. The last instance was when a 20 something dude was so disabled he could carry only one case of beer under each arm. End of gripe.

Thanks for letting me vent.
 

My dad and my brother-in-law both have one...my brother-in-law because he is registered blind.
however, one can't tell that by looking at him....so don't always be too quick to judge...
 
It's against the law here to use someone else's Blue Disabilty Badge, but it happens regularly. In fact it's one of the most wildly abused systems in the country. Parking here is very expensive and so people are tempted to take advantage of getting free parking by using or forging Disabled badges.. if and when they're caught they face a fine of up to £1000...but it's so rampant that most people get away with it.

That said there are disabilities that are not always clearly obvious and often someone will be unfairly accused of fraudulently using a badge by another driver, when in fact they are entitled to use it....but yes sometimes it's fairly obvious that a blue badge is being misused !


https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/c.../the-blue-badge-scheme/misuse-of-blue-badges/
 
We have been contemplating getting handicap stickers for our two vehicles for when we take the 94+ year old mother-in-law out. She has limited mobilty at her age.

Right now it is not a problem when the 3 of us go out, I pull up to the front, or temporarily park in the handicap spot. Once they get out, I move the vehicle and I walk to the front.

The problem is when the wife and her mother go together and she has to assist her mother into the building.

We both stated that we would not use the handicap places when she is not with us but rather leave the spot for those in need.
 
As part of the ADA here in the States, using a disabled parking spot without a placard or a disabled license plate IS illegal. The problem is the wide range of penalties and fines across the country. I have a friend with a placard and another with the license plate. Recently the friend with the license plate had to have her brand new auto worked on [ grrr ] and had a loaner. But the loaner had no disabled plate and she had no placard.

I think, were I to need such, I would go for the placard. My other friend carries hers in her purse so it's available when she rides with others ... she truly needs it, but doesn't "look" disabled.
 
Rocky said:
As part of the ADA here in the States, using a disabled parking spot without a placard or a disabled license plate IS illegal. The problem is the wide range of penalties and fines across the country. I have a friend with a placard and another with the license plate. Recently the friend with the license plate had to have her brand new auto worked on [ grrr ] and had a loaner. But the loaner had no disabled plate and she had no placard.

I think, were I to need such, I would go for the placard. My other friend carries hers in her purse so it's available when she rides with others ... she truly needs it, but doesn't "look" disabled.
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When getting the plate, from the tax office, you have the options of getting placards and the plate.
 
Its sad but if there are handicap cards to be use, those will be use by anybody.
WHY? because they can. I don't expect a cop to check out all those cars that display a handicap card.
 
I would never abuse something like that, those spots are designated for people who really need them. Similar to people who get their dog's a special 'assistance' vest, for 'emotional' needs. There dogs are making it bad for all the handicapped/blind folks who really need their highly trained dog by their side. I've heard stories of unruly dogs soiling public areas and planes and acting up, just because the owner wants them around 24/7, just for convenience. Or those who enter Disneyworld in a wheelchair, just to get on shorter lines, etc. All this is shameful, but unfortunately a reality.
 
My sister has one, and it is legal for me to use hers and display hers in my car if she is with me. Sometimes I drop her off and then go park and go in to meet her -- again, don't always judge quickly. Maybe the person has dropped "aunt Mary" and if now going in to meet her to help her shop.
 
I've know that you can't tell if someone is disabled by just looking at them. Granted if someone is blind, you can't tell by looking at him. But he ain't driving, and carrying around two cases of beer. Yet we've all seen others, who use the placard; and it's obvious, their only disability is finding a close parking spot.
 
Need to move up to today's technology. If you need a handicap tag, you get a chip implant. Then, the handicap parking signs have software that recognizes those chips. If the chip isn't recognized a red light begins flashing for long enough to back out and find another parking spot. If you are there more than 60 seconds, a siren goes off and blares until you leave.

If you drop "Aunt Gertie" at the grocery store door, you don't need to use her tag to park in the handicapped stall. After all, you can go get the car and pick her back up at the door.
 
Vivjen said:
My dad and my brother-in-law both have one...my brother-in-law because he is registered blind.
however, one can't tell that by looking at him....so don't always be too quick to judge...
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I hope it's not your blind brother in law who is driving? It's somebody else (wife?) who is driving when he is in the car right?
 
Other side of the coin, a Walmart security guard once blocked me from getting out of a parking space, until he ran my tag and handicap card. I had to wait twenty minutes for this to all take place....when I was not feeling well and only went to Walmart to pick up a prescription. I was not very happy, to say the least.
 
Interesting to note that many of you use the word "handicap".

Over here it's now considered degrading and discriminatory.

Many don't even like the term "disabled" preferring "less able".

Must admit it never bothers me overmuch, though I do sometimes object to "The store's too busy for people like you to come in today"!
 
Laurie, I do not know why we tend to call it a handicap card, for the DMV refers to it as a disabled card. At least in Fl they do.
Amazed, do they actually say "The store's too busy for people like you to come in today"? I have never heard anyone, in all my years, say anything close to that. Am speechless.
 
Laurie said:
Interesting to note that many of you use the word "handicap".

Over here it's now considered degrading and discriminatory.

Many don't even like the term "disabled" preferring "less able".

Must admit it never bothers me overmuch, though I do sometimes object to "The store's too busy for people like you to come in today"!
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Laurie, "handicapped" is considered the same here in the States. Degrading and discriminatory. It just takes time to change mindset, I guess.
 
ndynt said:
Laurie, I do not know why we tend to call it a handicap card, for the DMV refers to it as a disabled card. At least in Fl they do.
Amazed, do they actually say "The store's too busy for people like you to come in today"? I have never heard anyone, in all my years, say anything close to that. Am speechless.
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Oh yes! And "People like you shouldn't shop on the weekend when it's busy" and "If you'd like to wait out here I'll bring you what you want"!
 
We have a handicap plate on the car, you can't forget it and not hang it on the mirror. We also have a placard for use when traveling in someone else's car. We both qualify for it, but for different reasons. There are some greedy towns that will fine you if you forget to hang up the placard, even though you bring it to the traffic court.

We refer to the placard as a "crip hanger".
 
Shalimar said:
Laurie, I am flabbergasted at the rudeness of employees who would treat you in such a discriminatory fashion. Here, that would be automatic grounds for termination.
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It is over here too, but to be honest it's so much hassle to make a complaint to the Equalities Commissioner that I just go elsewhere.
 
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