Disabled driver told off for taking handicapped spot

thenextstep, you're right. They really shouldn't be getting defensive over this issue as the person that left the letter in the first place did that with good intention. Although they should have known who was driving before making assumptions I think the BMW owners were a bit over sensitive (especially the female). It says that the parking pass was hanging from the rear view mirror.

I also hate it when people park in these spots when they're not suppose to or clearly aren't disabled. I was this way prior to my accident as well. I remember checking out the Parking Mobility website, that's a really useful system! Good way to prevent people from parking wrongly over and over

My pet hate is AB's parking in disabled spots, only yesterday I went to our shopping centre, we have 5 disabled parking spots in the underground car park, theses park are usually full of cars with no permit, anyway as I was getting out of my car,after finding two of theses spots vacant, a car pulled into the spot next to me with no permit, I saw red and told the poor lady what I thought, she then leaned over and pulled her permit out of her glove box, never felt so stupid in all my life, I did apologize profusely  

I do my best DJ. It isn't just a fetish of mine.

My daughter is a C0 ventilator dependent quad, and idiots illegally parking in disabled parking spots often means she has to be unloaded into traffic flow regions of car parks, into adverse weather with exposure to cold, heat or rain, and often has to be conveyed some distance through traffic to get to the destination.

And of course she isn't the only person in the area who's severally disabled. And these ignorant AB morons think that they have a right to park wherever they wish. I've got news for them. 

I just found out that I can get a temp. handicap place card.  For 3 months now I have been having people give me a cart to help me walk to and from stores and it is really hard when you have to park towards the end of the parking lot. It is hard to say I need one, I have always been strong and self dependent, everyone relied on me.  I don't want to get one but I know right now I need it.

Thanks.  I keep trying to remember that I am not paralized from the neck down like they thought I was going to be.  I have come so far by holding my head high and seeing the Dr face who did this to me in every physical therapy exercise I have to do....and it makes me want to pull harder just to rub it in his face.