Disabled Badge for Exemption from Street Parking Payment
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Question
I am abroad in a city mostly populated by non-Jews. A relative of mine has a car and he is disabled. Sometimes he lends me the car. Is it permissible for me to use the disabled badge of the car to be exempt from street parking payment in a city mostly populated by non-Jews? The question also pertains to the Mishnah about one who makes himself appear lame, etc.
Answer
Hello and Happy Hanukkah
A. It is forbidden to use the badge unlawfully, as there is the law of 'Dina de-Malchuta'.
B. The prohibition of making oneself appear disabled applies only when one receives charity by pretending to be lame, etc., as explained in the Mishnah.