In some states, getting caught doing that can include a hefty fine or prison time. And it should.
My dad used to use my sister's, not to park at handicap spaces, but because he knew he wouldn't get a ticket if her overstayed the meter at a metered space. I still yelled at him every time, because if he got caught she'd have lost her placard. That argument wouldn't work with the LW's m-i-l, alas. The problem is that it's easy for an outsider to say the LW should say "M-I-L, you may do what you like in your car, but I only park legally. I will drop you at the restaurant door." In real life, that's very difficult for most people to say.
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In some states, getting caught doing that can include a hefty fine or prison time. And it should.
My dad used to use my sister's, not to park at handicap spaces, but because he knew he wouldn't get a ticket if her overstayed the meter at a metered space. I still yelled at him every time, because if he got caught she'd have lost her placard. That argument wouldn't work with the LW's m-i-l, alas. The problem is that it's easy for an outsider to say the LW should say "M-I-L, you may do what you like in your car, but I only park legally. I will drop you at the restaurant door." In real life, that's very difficult for most people to say.