We’re sure you’ve probably seen plenty of photos where people have been shamed for parking in disabled parking bays when they are clearly not disabled. One woman in Spain recently came across a police car parked in such a bay and she felt that even the police should not be exempt from the law.
She took a photo and shared it on Facebook where she wrote, “Park where you bloody well please and you won’t even be fined”. Unfortunately due to a new gag law introduced in Spain called the Citizens Security Law, it was apparently considered an illegal act and she was thus fined €800 (~$888).
The law, which came into effect on the 1st of July prevents “the unauthorised use of images of police officers that might jeopardise their or their family’s safety or that of protected facilities or police operations.” So were the police parking in a disabled spot because they were too lazy to look for proper parking elsewhere?
Apparently not. According to Fernando Portillo who is the spokesman for the local police, it seems that the officers were parked there due to a call they were responding to about vandalism. He also adds that in an emergency, police are allowed to park wherever they can.