Handicap parking tag: can I get one as caretaker?

[Anonymous]

I am the caretaker for an elderly relative who is in a wheelchair and needs regular visits to the doctor and other appointments. I myself am not young and I nearly throw out my back every time I have to push long distances, up hills, or loading the wheelchair. Can I get a hang tag on their behalf?

[Anonymous]

They can apply for a hang tag and then just put it on your car when you’re driving them.

[Anonymous]

If they apply in MD, they get a choice of 2 hang tags, or a license plate and a hang tag. Neither of my people with a disability drive (one is too young, one is too old, and both have disabilities that prevent it). They each got 2 hang tags, one of which stays in the vehicle that they are driven in the most, and the other travels with them. My kid’s is in the backpack with emergency medical supplies that goes everywhere, and my elderly person’s lives under the seat of their rollator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am the caretaker for an elderly relative who is in a wheelchair and needs regular visits to the doctor and other appointments. I myself am not young and I nearly throw out my back every time I have to push long distances, up hills, or loading the wheelchair. Can I get a hang tag on their behalf?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They can apply for a hang tag and then just put it on your car when you’re driving them.

+1. I put my DD’s in my glove compartment and only hang it when I am driving her. You can get fined and lose the tag if you are using it otherwise.

[Anonymous]

In addition to the tag, you could also look into getting a transport chair, which is lightweight and easy to fold up and store—much easier to use for appointments and other outings.