Handicap parking spaces — Tennessee Permit Test

Handicap parking spaces on the Tennessee permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Handicap parking spaces may be used only by vehicles with a valid placard or plate, and only when carrying the person it was issued to.

Borrowing a family member's placard takes a space from someone who cannot walk far.

Parking spaces marked with this symbol are only to be used by vehicles displaying a valid placard or license plate with this symbol, and only when transporting the person who was issued the placard or plate.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.66

Parking improperly in a handicap space is a misdemeanor with a $100 fine, and your vehicle could be towed.

The fine and the tow are meant to keep those spaces open for the people who need them.

If you improperly park in these designated spaces, you will be committing a misdemeanor punishable by a $100 dollar fine, and your vehicle could be subject to being towed.

Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.66

On the test

Your parent's handicap placard is in your car, but your parent is not with you. May you park in a handicap space?

No, the holder must be riding along. Borrowing a family member's placard takes a space from someone who cannot walk far. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.66: “Parking spaces marked with this symbol are only to be used by vehicles displaying a valid placard or license plate with this symbol, and only when transporting the person who was issued the placard or plate.”

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Every rule here is checked against Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, published by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-03.