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A "Hall of Shame" to expose cars parked illegally
in disability or mobility parking spaces.
A "Hall of Shame" to expose cars parked illegally
in disability or mobility parking spaces.
I stopped at the supermarket yesterday. The car parked beside mine was occupied by an elderly woman, who looked frail enough that a mild breeze might break her. She was sitting in the passenger seat. There was a parking permit prominently displayed. There was also a younger woman, in her 30's loading what looked like a month's worth of groceries in the trunk of the car. I thought: "That doesn't seem right".
Photo dougww. Licensed Creative Commons - CC BY-SA 2.0
Yes, the car was displaying a valid mobility parking permit (hence I didn't take a photo). And it is not possible to tell whether someone needs a mobility parking space just by looking at them (hence my impression might be completely wrong). But this situation happens often enough that even if this particular person was entitled to the parking permit displayed, it is important to mention this practice here.
The fact is, just about every week I come across something like that. Someone goes to the shop, and brings grand-mother or grand-father. They are left in the car while the other people go shopping. It makes me feel like they keep "gramps" around because of the usefulness of the parking permit.
If the passenger with a disability remains in the car, the passenger does not need the disability parking space. Simple. It is illegal to use someone else's disability parking permit. This is what it amounts to!
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Comment by: Webmaster
The taxi company was contacted and their general manager is going to look into it. He said:
"If you have any additional information on the date and time of this incident I would welcome the receipt of that so we can identify the driver concerned at the time and address the matter with them directly.
Comment by: Webmaster
I may not buy more in one go, but I guarantee you I spend as much, if not more, than the average punter does in a week.
Comment by: Dirk
By that i mean they have few issues pushing around large food carts.
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Isn't it also possible that you didn't see her help Grandma into the car before she started unloading groceries, and that maybe Grandma *did* go in the store with her? I *always* load my friend and her wheelchair before I load the groceries.
@Mina it is highly unlikely, with the timing of things. As I said, I may have been wrong on that particular occasion, but it happens entirely too often, and the majority of people are using their disabled elderly relative that way.
clever gramps -- good way to get the kids to take you outta the house for a bit instead of festering at home.
(btw, that was a troll)
if we give them the benefit of the doubt (and there's no reason to, statistically), it could be granny decided at the last minute to not go into the supermarket after all.
Could also be the driver is the owner of the permit - and has something less visible like CFS.. or something that means she can load groceries from the trolley but stuggle to walk far.
Yes Brenda, those are two possibilities. But as you point out, the chances are slim that this is what happens all the time.
Thanks for leaving a comment, btw :)
I can testify that people do do this all the time. My own husband, damn him, when running errands with me will whip into the handicap spot knowing perfectly well that I'm not going in. He will also, when I am going in, refuse to drop me at the front door and park elsewhere. We have had numerous marriage-busting fights over this very issue.
LOVE this site. Have often thought of starting one myself.
Hi Ginny, Thank you for your comment :) I hope you start taking photos and submitting them. We need people from all over the world to make it more effective :)
Every time i come here I am not disappointed, nice post!
Greetings from Tim. :)