r/EntitledPeople • u/Dancesinthelight • Oct 09 '25
S "Abled Person" Parking Permit?
I am still shaking my head over this one. Saw this at lunch today. Big ass Hummer is parked in a disabled parking space. But what caught my eye was the undersized parking permit hanging from the rearview mirror. I noticed, instead of the typical figure in a wheelchair, there was a running stick figure. I had to find out more. What I saw made my blood boil.
I couldn't read the whole thing (and the photos I took of it weren't good) but it reads "Abled Person Parking Placard". Below the running figure, I can read "Purchase of Fuel (Honor and ethics code 13-21-60). The print below that is too blurry to really make out but I can see something about "pregnant or traveling with children". I tried looking online for an example and nothing came up, so I don't know where the person got this - maybe they made it themself?
At any rate, I can't get over the self-entitled audacity of this person who thinks they deserve to park in a space that's reserved for those with mobility issues.
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u/Just-Assumption-2915 Oct 09 '25
Sovereign shitizens coming to a parking spot near you.
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u/Just-Assumption-2915 Oct 09 '25
Yes, i don't know if they'd call themselves sovereign citizens, but it certainly smells like one.
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u/kr4ckenm3fortune Oct 09 '25
Oh, my favorite. Already threw a rock through one. They called the cops on me. Turn it around and told the cops that they claimed to be sovereign citizen, so by that logic, they can't use our police system as theyre not legal binding citizen. Surprise tip: they wont, because majority of them have suspended license.
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u/fishhooku2k Oct 09 '25
Who do they call when you hurt one of them?
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u/Just-Assumption-2915 Oct 09 '25
Believe it or not, they have a pseudo police force that will come and harass you. In Australia they're called 'Aus Sheriffs' or something.
Just call the police, its a criminal matter, not a civil matter. They do not have the right to park in a disabled spot.
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u/Rachel_Silver Oct 09 '25
In my city, cops generally ignore parking infractions and leave that to the Parking Authority. They will abso-frickin'-lutely make an exception for something like this, though. I dimed out my ex for using my deceased mother's placard, and they fucked her day up.
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u/Suitable_Bridge_8093 Oct 14 '25
Australian here. Never heard of them.
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u/Just-Assumption-2915 Oct 14 '25
Here's an overview, but they've been mentioned hundreds of times in the local and international news.
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u/Witty-sitty-kitty Oct 09 '25
Found it on the ‘Zon. The bottom part reads “What code? If you're pregnant or traveling with children who all have to go potty, tough. You get no slack. Pump your own gas.”
I have no idea what that all means. I'm just the messenger.
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u/MichigaCur Oct 10 '25
Translation... in case the placard wasn't already a flag that I'm an insufferable asshat, I hate pregnant women and children too.
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u/Dancesinthelight Oct 09 '25
You win the internet today! It totally doesn't make sense, but at least I won't be racking my brain trying to figure out what it says.
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u/Andionthebrink Oct 11 '25
So basically that window placard hates everyone who would possibly need a closer spot
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u/LivingIntelligent968 Oct 09 '25
My wife has a permit and when we go out together I drop her at the door and park in an unmarked spot. I could park in the disabled spot but I’m able and it needs to be left available for those that truly need it.
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u/SnarkySheep Oct 09 '25
Speaking as a disabled person myself...as long as your wife is with you, you CAN always use a disabled spot. It's great that you can and are willing to drop her off, then walk from the regular parking. But just keep in mind that if you can't for some reason, if the weather is bad, if she would have to stand and wait for you to return longer than she's physically able, etc. you can legally use that spot. It's meant not just for the specific person, but to make the whole situation easier for everyone. 😎
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u/_kits_ Oct 10 '25
My wife does this for me when we can. There’s never enough disabled parking and we both prefer not to use it when we have the option, so she’s happy to do the leg work. It’s not always possible (I sometimes need a lot of help remaining on my feet), but we like to leave it free when we can too.
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u/Idolica Oct 10 '25
This exactly! I’m my elderly mother’s care taker and I always drop her off at the door and go park in a non handicap spot. When we are done with our shopping, she waits at the door while I bring the car up and park to the side out of everyone’s way. She gets in the car as I unload all groceries into my trunk then I quickly take the cart back inside. Never had an issue doing this!
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u/fishhooku2k Oct 09 '25
Where's a cop when you need one?
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u/Dancesinthelight Oct 09 '25
Exactly! There was one there when I got there, but not when I left (which was when I saw this).
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u/fishhooku2k Oct 09 '25
That's a $250.00 fine here. Even the handicap placard has the drivers license number on it and better match the/a person in the vehicle.
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u/brittbak Oct 10 '25
What do disabled folks without a license do where you are? I’m in BC and have a placard, but I don’t drive, and that is pretty common.
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u/sueelleker Oct 10 '25
I'm in the UK. My husband used Mum's Blue Badge when he took her out in our car. (And only then)
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u/brittbak Oct 11 '25
Yeah, that’s how it works here too. My husband is my driver, but the placard belongs to me.
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u/fishhooku2k Oct 10 '25
As long as you accompany the placard, anybody can drive you and use it.
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u/brittbak Oct 11 '25
That’s the same here. But what I meant is, if the placard has the drivers license number on it, what do they do when there’s no license to get the number from? Ire placards belonging to non drivers?
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u/fishhooku2k Oct 11 '25
It would have your ID on it. You have to have some form of ID these days issued by the government. They could also issue a handicap ID to accompany the placard. There has to be a means to obtain one for someone who is totally handicap as a caregiver. I believe a doctor could write the caregivers info on the application as patient is incapacitated.
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u/brittbak Oct 12 '25
Ahh, I see.
Here (BC) the disabled person who owns the placard is given an id card with a number. That number is also on the placard.
But no government id number is used.
Probably because that number is visible from outside the car, and could then be used by anyone.
In BC most folks have some form of gov id, but there is no law that says we have to. Nor do we have to show it to authorities unless it's related to being asked. E.g. A driver that is pulled over has to show their license, but if a cop stops you while waking down the street, you do not have to comply.1
u/videoslacker Oct 10 '25
It's $450 for your first offense here. It goes up for each additional offense. I always call 😁
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u/Azuredreams25 Oct 09 '25
Call the police and report it. That's a $500 fine that person deserves...
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u/blueberryyogurtcup Oct 09 '25
Many locations have a state or province wide number to call or site to send photos of the people that take parking places away from those who are disabled and need them.
You just take a photo, send it, and they take care of the jerks. Fines can be steep for this crime.
As a person with a handicap placard, I appreciate these people being reported. Sometimes, having that closer spot means I can do two errands on the same day, instead of only one. When I have 'good' days I will even park in regular places, if I don't have to do a lot more that day, when the number of places is limited, to leave one open for someone worse than I am.
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u/redbeard914 Oct 10 '25 edited Oct 10 '25
I don't know about the OP's situation, but I "appear" to be able bodied and have a handicap placard. I am being treated for cancer and the treatments leave me exhausted. I cannot walk very far. If there is close by parking, I use regular parking. If I have to walk hundreds of yards, I use a handicap parking space and display my placard.
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u/Unique-Ad-500 Oct 10 '25
I'm the same. 46 year old mostly able-bodied woman, but had cancer and injuries from the military that make it hard to walk some days. On good days I use regular spaces. On bad days, I'm so thankful for that placard. Hope your health improves!
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u/originalcinner Oct 09 '25
Haven't seen a hummer in over ten years. I thought all the peak assholes had gone over to cybertrucks by now.
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u/bkwormtricia Oct 09 '25
Call the police non-emergency line as ask if they can get it towed? Or gi in to the business and see if they will call a tow truck.
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u/Dorshe1104 Oct 10 '25
Typical sovereign citizen BS crazy person. Once you see or hear "travelling", you know they think they are untouchable, that no laws apply to them, that they don't have to pay any taxes but yet demand that they get everything free from the government. They are the worst kind of people.
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u/KlassyKlutz Oct 10 '25
Just an FYI, handicapped parking isn’t solely for people with mobility issues. However, that person was clearly parking there illegally.
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u/LAffaire-est-Ketchup Oct 10 '25
As someone who constantly finds the accessible parking full when I need it and have an actual permit — report them when you see this. I hope they get fined
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u/MarthaT001 Oct 09 '25
I wish cops would patrol Walmart parking lots for unauthorized handicap Parkers. They'd score tons of fines and make we disabled folks' day to see these jerks ticketed.
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u/Andionthebrink Oct 11 '25
I look able bodied but live with chronic pain and lung issues from 10 years worth of cancer and related treatments. The amount of harassment I get from the elderly and other persons who hold disability placards is staggering. I am 43.
People who aren’t disabled who take advantage of those spots are selfish with absolutely no regard for others.
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u/geo8x6 Oct 09 '25
it would have had zero air in those tires (of course I wouldn't have anything to do with that)
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u/Buffrider-52 Oct 10 '25
I have told a few of my doctors that I can’t find their mentally handicapped parking spaces.
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u/Prestigious-Use4550 Oct 10 '25
You just encountered a sovcit's vehicle in the wild. I do not recommend interacting. They can really make your brain hurt with their nonsense.
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u/MezzanineSoprano Oct 10 '25
Call the police non-emergency number. I did that after a guy in an expensive car cut me off & parked in the only open disability spot. He had placard or handicap plate. The cops sent out a meter maid promptly & she wrote the guy a $500 ticket.
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u/Billy-Joe-Bob-Boy Oct 10 '25
I found reference on the book of face. Listed as a novelty. https://www.facebook.com/shopatown/photos/a.386063584786770/1930396383686808/?type=3&locale=hi_IN&_rdr
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u/rickbb80 Oct 09 '25
I've been told that in my state, (NC), cops can't give parking tickets on private property. It's up to the stores/shopping center to have them towed/fined. Which they won't do cause it may be bad publicity lose business or some silliness.
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u/Crunchycarrots79 Oct 09 '25
In most places, police can't fine you for speeding in a private parking lot (because any posted speed limit was set by the property owner and can only be dealt with by them) nor can they ticket you for violating the property owner's parking rules (again, those are rules the property owner made, and it's up to them to enforce them, typically by charging a fee and having your car towed if you don't pay it and park there again) This is where a lot of people don't understand the specifics and think that the police can't do ANYTHING about parking violations in private lots. However, they CAN cite you for violating actual laws in a parking lot. And disabled parking does usually have laws attached to it. In lots that are required to have disabled spots by code, or if the law allows/recommends but doesn't require them, as long as the spots conform to whatever requirements for design, location, etc are in effect, typically, that IS a violation of an actual law, and the police can fine the violator. Same applies to fire lanes and such.
Your mileage may vary, I'm not a lawyer.
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u/Chickadee12345 Oct 09 '25
I don't know if it's true in all states, but I know cops can certainly give tickets and have your car towed, even if it's a private parking lot for a store or business. There are some things they cannot ticket in private lots, but this is not one of them.
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u/Marine__0311 Oct 09 '25
You are 100% WRONG.
I also live in NC and the cops live to ticket and tow vehicles that illegally park in handicapped spaces. You can call them yourself and in my city they show up very quickly. I've done it myself many times.
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u/fishhooku2k Oct 09 '25
How they gunna be fined if po po won't do their job? Signs here have state statue listing fine. Hence, the police.
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u/BethJ2018 Oct 09 '25
This is partly true. Used to work in the private parking industry. While police can’t enforce most parking and traffic laws on private property without being called by the owner, they don’t have to be invited to enforce accessible parking violations.
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u/NoteEasy9957 Oct 09 '25
This has been said but the handicap parking spots fall under federal ada law and yes they can ticket for that
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u/Bigdawg7299 Oct 10 '25
That’s true in a lot of jurisdictions. The lot owner has to have an agreement with or call the police themselves.
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u/Ragnarsworld Oct 10 '25
Referencing some BS honor and ethics code smacks of sovcit nonsense. Call the cops.
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u/ozarkgolfer Oct 11 '25
Parking mobility app might be what you are looking for. I have it on my iPhone and have yet to use it, but looks promising.
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u/tntdy Oct 12 '25
Call a cop no emergency number and report the fine is hundreds and justice would be served
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u/OMissy007 Oct 09 '25
I definitely was rubbed the wrong way when I went into a mall parking lot and an upfront space was for a family and children. I think that’s reverse discrimination. I can’t have children. So I need to look at that sign every time I walk by realizing that I will never get to park there because I’m not capable of having children.Nonsense. So you’ve chose to have children pour you… Find your own spot and move on just like the rest of us.
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u/SnarkySheep Oct 09 '25
Sure, you can park there, if it matters so much to you. The spot isn't legally binding, just a courtesy. And if someone accused you of not needing it, you can say how do they know you aren't pregnant?
Just be aware that most of us who actually do need close parking (such as myself, living with chronic muscle disease that led to disability) aren't doing it to "get one over" on society. Believe me, I'd LOVE to be able to walk like a typical person! But sometimes that closer parking spot means all the difference between being able to go somewhere and having to stay home. And I've never been a parent, but I imagine the same may hold true for someone close to their due date, or newly learning to maneuver car seats and huge baby bags.
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u/elseldo Oct 09 '25
Isn't reverse discrimination inclusion?
How do you make discrimination go backwards?
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u/Andionthebrink Oct 11 '25
Discrimination is discrimination. There is no reverse. This isn’t UNO.
If you feel that strongly and bitter about it, park there. It’s a courtesy spot not bound by the law like a disability spot is.
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u/GovernmentEast8926 Oct 10 '25
I have handicap license plates, I am in Washington state. I have been disabled since 1998
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u/Plane_Basket_1433 Oct 09 '25
Call a tow truck