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Hi, I would like to find out more about the usage of the disabled/handicapped parking space/lot. Firstly, I do not have the handicapped sticker/label to stick on the car as I'm not a disabled or handicapped driver. But my grandparents both are having difficulties walking as one is wheel-chair bound while the other sometimes need a wheel-chair or the 4-legged walking support. There was this once when it happens that both are at my relative's place and I'm fetching them home one night. All the available lots were taken up, even the handicapped lots. Finally I waited and one driver went off from one of the handicapped lot and I went ahead to park in it before I called my grandparents to come down to where I parked. This was at the carpark where there is this area allocated for parking with only 2 lanes for incoming and outgoing cars with a continuous single white line in-between where I'm not supposed to park/wait on either side of the road. I don't have the sticker so i can't just park and leave the car there to go fetch my grandparents. As both requires some time to get ready to come down with some assistance so I can only wait for them. Then at this time, there is another car who drove by and both the male driver and his wife stared at me. I was wondering why are they staring at me so sternly? Then the man drove his car very very close to mine, almost scratching the front part of my car. All this while, he was still staring at me. Then his car screeched and stop in front of my car and still staring at me. I'm really wondering what's wrong with this man. Then an old man came down from the car with a walking stick, then I realized why he's been staring at me. I wanted to get off my car and ask if he needs the parking lot so since I'm waiting so let him go first, but his wife came down from the car and stared at me and then he quickly drove round and parked his car opposite mine. I'm really puzzled, then i checked if his car has the disabled/handicapped sticker, he didn't have it. So why is he staring at me all the time? Then when his wife left the old man walking halfway on the path towards the block and quickly went back to the spot where he dropped them, he drove his car quickly again so close to my car (almost scratching) and screeched and stopped in front. Then sped off. I really can't understand this action. I understand that such lots are definitely reserved for those who really need it. But waiting in such lots for handicapped people are also allowed right while they take time to come down? I'd checked with LTA and they said that so long the waiting time is not considerably long and there are no other cars with the disabled parking sticker/label waiting around (if have, i'll have to give way), otherwise it's alright to use it in such situations. But I would still like to check with the people here who are more experienced in their years of driving in terms of morally or driving ethics, can i use the lots for my situation? Would like to hear constructive feedback. If it's not alright for me to do so, how else can I wait for my grandparents when they go to my relative's place again in future? Thanks for taking time to read and reply.

Does anyone know if it is possible to apply for a temporary handicapped parking label if I have to use a crutch/walking aid for just a few months? I underwent surgery for a fractured ankle a mth plus back and have been on crutches since. Now on the road to recovery, while I'm still unable to stand with full weight on both legs, I have regained enough ankle flexibility and strength to drive comfortably. So I have just started to drive, after some 'test drives' the past few days to ensure I am able to drive safely and properly. However, at the moment, I still have to use 2 crutches for support and to move around. I have asked my doc about the average time I need to spend on crutches. He said that it can be about 6 mths for full recovery. Even after I am able to put weight on both feet to stand without pain, the next few months I will still have to use either a walking stick or one crutch to support my injured foot when I can begin walking. It's definitely going to be a problem if I can't get a lot on the ground floor of the MSCP, which is usually the case. And the MSCPs at my place and my parents' do not have any lift. I wonder if they issue the handicapped parking label for temporary cases like mine. Also, where and how to apply? No indication on HDB or LTA webby. Does anyone have had any similar experience to share?

Hi forumners, I was returning home from groceries shopping last weekend with many items, and I was at a roundabout near my house which I wanted to unload the stuff, but since the roundabout is one way, I temporarily parked my car at a handicapped lot while unloading. There was no loading/unloading bay in my area and there was another handicap lot nearby which was unused during the time of my 'offence'. After I have placed all the stuff at my home (about 15 mins later), I went down with my sis-in-law to shift the car to another nearby normal lot at the roundabout, but she just stood outside my car while I re-parked. All the while, both of us did not notice anything on my windscreen. It was only after my family and I went out for dinner, and I came back to use my car, that I noticed a summons slip of $50 on it. I suspected someone called in LTA. My question is, am I supposed to be fined even for a short while of parking there? And also, even after moving off, am I still 'liable' to be fined? Thanks all for any comments!

Hi Everyone! I am asking this on behalf of a friend ... May I know if there are any carparks in Singapore with direct access to a Handicapped Toilet? That is meaning to say when you park your car, you do not have to walk out of the carpark to get to the toilet. Thanks in advance for the assistance.

Read from the news that this deaf guy was able to drive a car in spore.. Will he notice when other driver was honking at him?

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...capped_lot.html Quite obvious the GTR has a handicapped-driver label, so ignore the original complaint. But this other post caught my eye (quoting it verbatim):