Acknowledgements

We are grateful to:

• The FIA Foundation for the award of a grant to do the work (more about the FIA Foundation)
  
  
• The FIA European Bureau for its support and expertise
  
  
• Legal and consumer experts in FIA affiliated motoring clubs around the world for gathering the information, and for getting it verified
  
  
• National and state government officials around the world for their active contribution
  
  
• Johan Ten Geuzendam and his team at the European Commission for their advice and help liaising with EU national experts
  
  
• Thorsten Afflerbach at the Council of Europe for his support with the contact with national experts beyond the EU 

• International Transport Forum (ITF) whose report Accessibility for People with Reduced Mobility - Reciprocal Recognition of Parking Badges pointed us to national government experts on parking permits

• Ann Frye OBE whose ITF report Parking Cards for Disabled People provided useful information

• VicRoads (Australia State of Victoria Road Administration) for the information in their leaflet Disabled Person Parking Schemes in Australia
  
  
• George Coppolo, the Chief Attorney at the Connecticut Office of Legislative Research whose report Handicapped Parking Laws pointed us to the appropriate legislation for most USA states
  
  
• Darren Higgs at Mooshmedia Marketing who did the graphics and web design