There's law, There's common sense There's a bit of decency Not that the OP has been deliberately unthinking and the response (note) to her was out of order -my MIL is disabled but I have asked her not to park in our neighbour's spot. My neighbour had a shopworker on LL park in her disabled space almost every day for a while then walk the 100 yards to LL - now that's selfish behavior in my book, however legal. When pulled up on it he said 'it's not yours'...but noticeably doesn't park in it anymore. As Sidhue said maybe you can apply for one for your mum?