Car towed for not showing handicap parking permit

[Anonymous]

If a ticket was issued it can probably be dismissed upon demonstration of posession of a valid permit, even if not displayed. The cost of the tow, though, probably won't be refunded since the towing company was justified in their action. Unfortunate under the circumstances, but understandable.

As others have said, the best course is to replace the placard with handicap license plates, so there's nothing to forget in the future.

[Anonymous]

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

I have a placard. This is how I do it. Most of the time, I remember to out the placard on my mirror, but even when I don’t, it’s still pretty visible.

It’s illegal to have it on your rear view mirror while driving. It says so on the placard.

I didn’t get the plate because you can have one or the other, so if I am traveling (in a rental car, or visiting my family in another part of the country), or if we are going somewhere in my boyfriend’s car, and I still need the tag, I can just grab the placard.

My mother who lives in VA has both. Plates on her car and a tag she keeps in her purse. Has had both for probably decades. Are you sure you can only have one?

[Anonymous]

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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.

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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.

As noted by others, you don't have to park in a disabled access spot just because you have either the placard or license plate. All you have to do is not use the privilege of special parking if the right person isn't present with you in the car.

[Anonymous]

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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.

this dip needs proof that visual obstructions are dangerous