Dependent on the car: who is it and what are their rights?

The parking situation in Bremen is a horror in many places: many drivers park their vehicles in the most impossible places – regardless of whether this endangers other road users or impairs the flow of traffic. In discussions about this, the argument “But I’m dependent on my vehicle – it has to be parked somewhere” is often used. But who really is?

In answering this question, I distinguish between people who believe they are dependent on a vehicle and those who really have a legal right to special parking arrangements.