7 tickets issued for misuse of accessible parking permits in Ottawa parking lot

Bylaw Services says an officer issued seven tickets in two hours for misusing an accessible parking permit at an Ottawa parking lot. (Bylaw Services/X)

A Bylaw Services officer issued seven tickets in a two-hour period at an Ottawa parking lot this week for misusing accessible parking permits.

Ottawa Bylaw Services says an officer was checking the accessible parking permits in a grocery store parking lot in Orléans on Tuesday.

Five tickets were issued for using a permit that belonged to someone else, and one ticket was handed out for using an accessible parking permit that expired in 2022.

Officials say another ticket was issued for using a fake accessible parking permit.

Each ticket is worth a $500 fine.

“When you misuse an accessible parking space you make our community less inclusive,” Bylaw Services said in a social media post. “We all play a role in making our community kinder and better.”