Hi Kat,

On Saturday 09 Jul 2005 13:45, Kathy wrote:
> I was seeing two victims here, the poor sucker who'd bid for the advert and
> the disabled daughter. That is, *if* the daughter is disabled - the snaps
> were so grainy I couldn't tell if it were all genuine.  But this is not the
> only ebay seller selling adverts on body parts, to say the least!

I don't think she's advertising space on a body part, just offering to display
a business name/logo during a daily walk.

> The handicapped plate issue really burns me up as here in NC it seems that
> people are abusing the system - doctors are signing the verifcation forms
> even if the person doesn't have a mobility disability and a lot of people
> apparently are using tags issued to friends or relatives.  It's become an
> issue at work that HR can't do anything about because it's against ADA regs
> to question the validity of the tags or plates.  I don't normally snipe at
> a person who has a tag hanging from their rearview mirror but when I see a
> carpenter saunter out to his truck which has a tag and easily pull out a
> heavy box of tools and carry it rapidly linto the building without any
> effort and there's a woman struggling to walk with her cane from a further
> parking space and it's raining, I get mad.  But again, there was nothing my
> firm could do about it.  I've heard that the state plans to start keeping
> stats on the doctors who fill out the forms but honestly, I don't know what
> can be done.
>
> Kat
>

This used to be a problem in the UK, much less so now. The new parking badges
now have an ID photo. In fact I can't get a badge now!! You  only get the
badge if you are in receipt of disability benefit with a mobility component,
and as I choose not to apply for any disability benefit, I don't get a badge.
I used to get the badge before, since there was a discretionary component
where your doctor could certify you qualified, but this is now stopped.

Cheers

Deri