This week, a Bylaw Services officer issued seven tickets in two hours in an Ottawa parking lot for misuse of accessible parking permits.

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

Five tickets were issued for using a permit owned by someone else, and one ticket was issued for using an accessible parking permit that expired in 2022.

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

Each violation carries a fine of $500.

“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. »