I know how you feel, I also have chronic pain and this has happened to me I hate it so much. I don't understand people like this. I've had a handicap pass since I was six years old and this has been an ongoing problem for me.

Thing is, even looking at the comments it's clear what's going on. If you've never been in the situation yourself, you never might know just HOW inconvenient that is for handicapped people / elderly.

You would think someone with a handicapped hranother would have more respect. Just an FYI, In many places the laws about handicapped permits are written to only apply if a handicapped person is in the vehicle, or even only if the handicapped is driving. If a cop, parking enforcement or a tow truck driver see only non-handicapped people get out of the car they can give you a ticket or have you towed.

One of my coworkers does that because her husband is handicapped. He doesn't work because he is on leave due to a work related injury so she uses the permit so she can park in the spot and walk a shorter distance to the building. This morning she slipped and fell on ice right in front of me and I couldn't help but laugh a little. I didn't help her up either because I think she deserved it. Karma's a bitch. OP deserves far worse than just a ticket. MotherRussia, I hope you fall on your face.

If I was your grandmother, I'd be furious with you and cut you out of my will. Think of what people like you and your other able-bodied family members do to the validity of the handicapped placard; how does that, in turn, affect disabled people (like your grandmother) adversely? It's a shame, I'd think someone with a disabled family member would be more sensitive. Maybe you're just not intelligent enough :/