Car towed for not showing handicap parking permit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My elderly mother took my father, who has advanced Parkinsons, to his weekly occupational therapy appointment. She forgot to hang the handicap parking permit and when they came back out the car had been towed. She was able to get the car back from the nearby towing lot but it cost $370. The facility was not welcoming so they didn't linger.

Is there any chance she can get a refund as she did have the permit the entire time inside the car, it just wasn't visible. I'm trying to find out if this was a private parking or public parking lot. Although the money isn't missed, I'm annoyed because surely there must be some flexibility for people in stressful circumstances dealing with medical patients forgetting to hang a permit?

Security guard watching the lot is probably paid $50 cash for each vehicle he dimes out to some predatory tow operator. I'd call the management of the medical center the parents were at. That's totally classless to allow such an operation in their parking lot.

They were at an OT center. Many many patients need to access those spots. It’s not the responsibility of the property management or your imaginary security guard to determine if some just forgot to put up their placard versus they are intentionally parking illegally. The right thing to do is free up the spots for those that need them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you take it down and put it back up? Just leave it up.

Probably only the father is eligible, so you only put it up when he's in the vehicle.

Most people I know leave it up regardless of who is in the car. Visibility, eligibility, etc, are less important to most drivers than the consequences of forgetting to put it up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The irony here is the parents, who actually do need the handicapped sticker, must have felt panicked at their car being gone and then, presumably, had to walk to the towing lot. Their mistake, but that must have been a difficult experience and I feel bad for them.

Walk? Most of these lots are far away in suburbia, PP. You need an Uber to get there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you take it down and put it back up? Just leave it up.

Probably only the father is eligible, so you only put it up when he's in the vehicle.

Most people I know leave it up regardless of who is in the car. Visibility, eligibility, etc, are less important to most drivers than the consequences of forgetting to put it up.

You know a lot of incredibly selfish people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My elderly mother took my father, who has advanced Parkinsons, to his weekly occupational therapy appointment. She forgot to hang the handicap parking permit and when they came back out the car had been towed. She was able to get the car back from the nearby towing lot but it cost $370. The facility was not welcoming so they didn't linger.

Is there any chance she can get a refund as she did have the permit the entire time inside the car, it just wasn't visible. I'm trying to find out if this was a private parking or public parking lot. Although the money isn't missed, I'm annoyed because surely there must be some flexibility for people in stressful circumstances dealing with medical patients forgetting to hang a permit?

Security guard watching the lot is probably paid $50 cash for each vehicle he dimes out to some predatory tow operator. I'd call the management of the medical center the parents were at. That's totally classless to allow such an operation in their parking lot.

It's classless to make sure people with handicap placards have access to handicap parking spaces? Wtf is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you take it down and put it back up? Just leave it up.

Probably only the father is eligible, so you only put it up when he's in the vehicle.

Most people I know leave it up regardless of who is in the car. Visibility, eligibility, etc, are less important to most drivers than the consequences of forgetting to put it up.

You know a lot of incredibly selfish people.

PP didn’t say that they know people using spots when the person in need wasn’t in the car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you take it down and put it back up? Just leave it up.

Probably only the father is eligible, so you only put it up when he's in the vehicle.

Most people I know leave it up regardless of who is in the car. Visibility, eligibility, etc, are less important to most drivers than the consequences of forgetting to put it up.

Leaving it up for people who don’t need the parking pass is incredibly selfish. That’s abuse of the parking pass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you take it down and put it back up? Just leave it up.

Probably only the father is eligible, so you only put it up when he's in the vehicle.

Most people I know leave it up regardless of who is in the car. Visibility, eligibility, etc, are less important to most drivers than the consequences of forgetting to put it up.

You know a lot of incredibly selfish people.

PP didn’t say that they know people using spots when the person in need wasn’t in the car.

And?
That's not the only way to be selfish. Leaving the hanging tag up obstructs the driver's view. They are more likely to get in an accident or hit someone with their car. But that's "less important" to them than the "consequences" of having a ticket or car towed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My elderly mother took my father, who has advanced Parkinsons, to his weekly occupational therapy appointment. She forgot to hang the handicap parking permit and when they came back out the car had been towed. She was able to get the car back from the nearby towing lot but it cost $370. The facility was not welcoming so they didn't linger.

Is there any chance she can get a refund as she did have the permit the entire time inside the car, it just wasn't visible. I'm trying to find out if this was a private parking or public parking lot. Although the money isn't missed, I'm annoyed because surely there must be some flexibility for people in stressful circumstances dealing with medical patients forgetting to hang a permit?

Security guard watching the lot is probably paid $50 cash for each vehicle he dimes out to some predatory tow operator. I'd call the management of the medical center the parents were at. That's totally classless to allow such an operation in their parking lot.

They were at an OT center. Many many patients need to access those spots. It’s not the responsibility of the property management or your imaginary security guard to determine if some just forgot to put up their placard versus they are intentionally parking illegally. The right thing to do is free up the spots for those that need them.

Typically how this works is someone is getting a kickback for reporting. You think it's kosher for a secretary at a medical office to dime out elderly PATIENTS and have their cars towed while they get medical aid? Are you for real?

Call the police and have their car ticketed, okay. Or better yet, PA announcement that the grey Honda with plate # ___ is illegally parked. But typically the quick tow is a kickback scam. Someone on site is getting $50-100 every car they report.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My elderly mother took my father, who has advanced Parkinsons, to his weekly occupational therapy appointment. She forgot to hang the handicap parking permit and when they came back out the car had been towed. She was able to get the car back from the nearby towing lot but it cost $370. The facility was not welcoming so they didn't linger.

Is there any chance she can get a refund as she did have the permit the entire time inside the car, it just wasn't visible. I'm trying to find out if this was a private parking or public parking lot. Although the money isn't missed, I'm annoyed because surely there must be some flexibility for people in stressful circumstances dealing with medical patients forgetting to hang a permit?

Security guard watching the lot is probably paid $50 cash for each vehicle he dimes out to some predatory tow operator. I'd call the management of the medical center the parents were at. That's totally classless to allow such an operation in their parking lot.

They were at an OT center. Many many patients need to access those spots. It’s not the responsibility of the property management or your imaginary security guard to determine if some just forgot to put up their placard versus they are intentionally parking illegally. The right thing to do is free up the spots for those that need them.

Someone is getting a kickback for reporting. You think it's kosher for a secretary at a medical office to dime out an elderly PATIENT and have their car towed while they get medical aide? Are you for real?

Call the police and have their car ticketed. The quick tow is a kickback scam. Someone on site is getting $50-100 every car they report.

You’re just inventing things at this point and pretending they’re facts. You have no evidence a security guard is calling a tow company nor that said imaginary security guard is getting a kickback.

The police cannot ticket in private lots so not sure what the point you’re trying to make. People with disabilities need those spots. If you don’t have a placard up you either 1) don’t park there or 2) get towed.

Save your rage for when the facts on your side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you take it down and put it back up? Just leave it up.

Probably only the father is eligible, so you only put it up when he's in the vehicle.

Most people I know leave it up regardless of who is in the car. Visibility, eligibility, etc, are less important to most drivers than the consequences of forgetting to put it up.

You know a lot of incredibly selfish people.

PP didn’t say that they know people using spots when the person in need wasn’t in the car.

And?
That's not the only way to be selfish. Leaving the hanging tag up obstructs the driver's view. They are more likely to get in an accident or hit someone with their car. But that's "less important" to them than the "consequences" of having a ticket or car towed.

Show us some accident facts that leaving a handicapped tag up causes more accidents. We’ll wait.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My elderly mother took my father, who has advanced Parkinsons, to his weekly occupational therapy appointment. She forgot to hang the handicap parking permit and when they came back out the car had been towed. She was able to get the car back from the nearby towing lot but it cost $370. The facility was not welcoming so they didn't linger.

Is there any chance she can get a refund as she did have the permit the entire time inside the car, it just wasn't visible. I'm trying to find out if this was a private parking or public parking lot. Although the money isn't missed, I'm annoyed because surely there must be some flexibility for people in stressful circumstances dealing with medical patients forgetting to hang a permit?

Security guard watching the lot is probably paid $50 cash for each vehicle he dimes out to some predatory tow operator. I'd call the management of the medical center the parents were at. That's totally classless to allow such an operation in their parking lot.

They were at an OT center. Many many patients need to access those spots. It’s not the responsibility of the property management or your imaginary security guard to determine if some just forgot to put up their placard versus they are intentionally parking illegally. The right thing to do is free up the spots for those that need them.

Someone is getting a kickback for reporting. You think it's kosher for a secretary at a medical office to dime out an elderly PATIENT and have their car towed while they get medical aide? Are you for real?

Call the police and have their car ticketed. The quick tow is a kickback scam. Someone on site is getting $50-100 every car they report.

You’re just inventing things at this point and pretending they’re facts. You have no evidence a security guard is calling a tow company nor that said imaginary security guard is getting a kickback.

The police cannot ticket in private lots so not sure what the point you’re trying to make. People with disabilities need those spots. If you don’t have a placard up you either 1) don’t park there or 2) get towed.

Save your rage for when the facts on your side.

If you care about facts, why are you assuming the lot was 10000% full, requiring hyper-vigilant monitoring? How do you know? The people watching this lot are scum. So they saw no visible permit but they didn't see two elderly people exit the car? You're defending a transparent predatory racket. What if the elderly who had their car towed are underclass and can't afford the tow fees? Now they're carless? THAT'S what you're defending? My doctor's office would merely announce over the PA system there's a parking issue, they wouldn't call scum out to quickly tow patrons.

[Anonymous]

Or just leave it on the dash? It doesnt have to be hanging, just visible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you take it down and put it back up? Just leave it up.

Probably only the father is eligible, so you only put it up when he's in the vehicle.

Most people I know leave it up regardless of who is in the car. Visibility, eligibility, etc, are less important to most drivers than the consequences of forgetting to put it up.

Leaving it up for people who don’t need the parking pass is incredibly selfish. That’s abuse of the parking pass.

Whoa. I'm the pp of the thread about the dad with parkinsons, who just passed on Saturday. My parents leave their tag up and I have driven their car often and I NEVER abuse the pass, I NEVER park in handicapped unless Dad was with me!!!

You know what they say about assumptions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My elderly mother took my father, who has advanced Parkinsons, to his weekly occupational therapy appointment. She forgot to hang the handicap parking permit and when they came back out the car had been towed. She was able to get the car back from the nearby towing lot but it cost $370. The facility was not welcoming so they didn't linger.

Is there any chance she can get a refund as she did have the permit the entire time inside the car, it just wasn't visible. I'm trying to find out if this was a private parking or public parking lot. Although the money isn't missed, I'm annoyed because surely there must be some flexibility for people in stressful circumstances dealing with medical patients forgetting to hang a permit?

Security guard watching the lot is probably paid $50 cash for each vehicle he dimes out to some predatory tow operator. I'd call the management of the medical center the parents were at. That's totally classless to allow such an operation in their parking lot.

They were at an OT center. Many many patients need to access those spots. It’s not the responsibility of the property management or your imaginary security guard to determine if some just forgot to put up their placard versus they are intentionally parking illegally. The right thing to do is free up the spots for those that need them.

Someone is getting a kickback for reporting. You think it's kosher for a secretary at a medical office to dime out an elderly PATIENT and have their car towed while they get medical aide? Are you for real?

Call the police and have their car ticketed. The quick tow is a kickback scam. Someone on site is getting $50-100 every car they report.

You’re just inventing things at this point and pretending they’re facts. You have no evidence a security guard is calling a tow company nor that said imaginary security guard is getting a kickback.

The police cannot ticket in private lots so not sure what the point you’re trying to make. People with disabilities need those spots. If you don’t have a placard up you either 1) don’t park there or 2) get towed.

Save your rage for when the facts on your side.

If you care about facts, why are you assuming the lot was 10000% full, requiring hyper-vigilant monitoring? How do you know? The people watching this lot are scum. So they saw no visible permit but they didn't see two elderly people exit the car? You're defending a transparent predatory racket. What if the elderly who had their car towed are underclass and can't afford the tow fees? Now they're carless? THAT'S what you're defending? My doctor's office would merely announce over the PA system there's a parking issue, they wouldn't call scum out to quickly tow patrons.

I didn’t. But in your rage you yet again invented something.

And that’s nice that your doctor’s office does PA announcement. Maybe you can stop frothing at the mouth long enough to recommend them to OP so that her parents can visit your doctor instead.