Differently-abled Parking Stickers
I had a call from a lady who questioned the legality of Disabled, wheelchair signs on cardboard, usually in white on a blue background, hanging from the mirror above the dashboard.
According to the local Traffic Department, only those hanging cards are acceptable if they have been obtained from other areas and the number on the card is the same as the vehicle registration.
In our area it is only the Disable Parking sticker on your windscreen that is acceptable, so for those of you who take a chance and think that a store-bought hanging sign without a reference number will be OK, forget it, the local traffic officers will not hesitate in putting a fine notification under the windscreen wiper of the offending vehicle.
It is suggested that if you do have one of those hanging cards, which you obtained elsewhere or one that is dated, take it the local traffic department and ask whether it is acceptable, rather safe than sorry.
For those who are Differently-Abled and have a genuine need to park in the Disabled Bay, life should get a little easier from now on.
We are watching!
Rita van Rensburg/Hardaker 082 5602 606
Differently-Abled Awareness Campaign