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I am not sure if anyone from this post will read this now but since I never used this site until now I want to clarify a few things about this topic.

1) VAS plates do not give you any privilege but yo are correct, traffic officers look the other way for parking, That being said, there are many abuse of parking, mainly in Brooklyn with all sorts of vehicles, that are a major Chillul Hashem(desecration of G-D).

Saying that they are abusing privileges is wrong on this issue since you are allowed to park at most locations with the PLACAD, not the plates. Where abuse DOES come in, is when they turn the placard over and cover the borough the placard covers so they can park in Manhattan or Queens if they are a Brooklyn member. The placards are meant for the volunteer to park close by to go on calls. If you are going into the city for dinner or a show, when you are no going on a call, yes, then you are abusing the privilege and relying on the fact that the police and traffic PD will not issue tickets when they see that. Many cops will though look at placards that are upside down, So beware!

What is being abused or plain stupid, is the ORANGE EZ pass covers. Yes, it is not illegal because it is a cover, but there is no reason to use it unless you are trying to pretend you are a cop. Keep in mind, it is much thicker than the real EZ pass so most cops if they look no it is fake and you open the door for criminal impersonation. Having them and parking at a fire hydrant to run into schul is a big chutzpa because as a first responder, you should understand even more so, that yo put lives at risk if there were to be a fire and your vehicle is blocking the fire hydrant. There is no excuse to be at a fire hydrant. ZERO!

It is however legal to park at a fire hydrant if you are IN your vehicle under the DMV code during the day, so double parking in front of one because you worry about a ticket is plain stupid because double parking is an automatic ticket. Unfortunately, in flatbush and boro park, it is abused by many, not just by VAS plat holders.

As for the lights and sirens, it is an infraction to have them on if you are not authorized in doing so and a crime to use them to commit a crime. If you use them to go through lights, in theory you are not breaking any penal code but an infraction under the VTL code. But a cop can arrest you and make you go through the system just to make you pay.

I hope that clears this up!