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[I am still oxox]

I live in a quiet suburb of NYC, street parking is tight, there is one marked handicapped space that has been there for at least 2 years, 15% of the time there is someone with out a handicapped plate or placard in the spot.

My other half is disabled and I think the people who park there are with selfish, stupid or ignorant, we call the police every time we see an illegal car there tickets here are $250 for the first offense, there have been times we have called several days on the day car

I seriously think the cars should be towed after the second day, there is no exucse for parking in this spot.

Any thoughts 

[dex]

@I am still oxox I agree that people shouldn’t park in that spot if they aren’t handicapped but sometimes disabilities come without a tag...broken leg,surgeries,heart attacks.Maybe something happened that they just couldn’t walk far.I hope that you are able to solve this problem so that your dh doesn’t have to walk too far.

[ALRATIBA]

Why don't you visit / call your local town officials and have them add a regulation that will allow PD to have car towed on second day?

I once lived in a small SF suburb where there were parking time limits.  They would chalk the tires and if the car was stll there after a specific number of hours passed - it was ticketed and towed.

[I am still oxox]

@dex

Tempoary passes are easy to aquire in the town,

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@dex wrote:

@I am still oxox I agree that people shouldn’t park in that spot if they aren’t handicapped but sometimes disabilities come without a tag...broken leg,surgeries,heart attacks.Maybe something happened that they just couldn’t walk far.I hope that you are able to solve this problem so that your dh doesn’t have to walk too far.

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[sidsmom]

If one has the proper paperwork = legally park.

If one does not have the proper paperwork = fine/tow.

[Kachina624]

@I am still oxox.  As a person who uses handicap parking, I completely agree.  Those of us living in other parts of the country, don't experience on-street residential parking like you do.  To me, that would be a complete nightmare; I see it where my sister lives in Pa.  My experience is in parking lots, and I must say, I seldom see anyone using handicap parking without the placard or license plate.  I wouldn't hesitate to call the police if I did.

[Kachina624]

@dex.  People with temporary disabilities like broken legs or recovering from surgery aren't eligible for regular handicap parking permits.  There may be provisions for temporary permits.

[Helen852]

I have a very good friend who has to use handicap parking. She should have a permanent plate, but refuses to.  She has a walker she keeps in the trunk of her car, which I get out for her when we get somewhere.  The problem though isn't other people, it's my friend.  She will park within the painted lines where you're supposed to leave room for vehicles in order for the wheelchair accessible vehicles to discharge their people.  I tell her all the time about it and she doesn't care.  Sometimes I can talk her into me dropping her off and parking if there arent' any handicapped spots available.   She gets very put out and upset if the spot isn't there for her.  Twice she has run me over with her scooter in the store and didn't a few times didn't realize I was having problems getting her walker out of the back of her SUV and closed the lift gate on my head.  

[KingstonsMom]

@I am still oxox

I completely agree and would do the same thing.

And shame on them.

[Greeneyedlady21]

My mother had a handicapped placard and had a perfectly legitimate health reason for having it. She was harassed a few times by self appointed parking monitors. Including once at a bank by a jerk who approached her and told her she had no right parking in the spot for "cripples". People would bother her before she even had a chance to hang the placard. She was always told she wasn't supposed to drive with it hanging off the mirror so she never did.

Yes there are people who illegally abuse placards and park illegally in spaces. But I'd leave it up to the police and town and rmv. Made me mad as heck when anyone harassed my Mom about it. She told them off too.