"John Keeney" wrote in message
also hobbles- on a trip last summer. I've not been able to convince
the license bureau that I don't need them any more.

And why should you need them anymore? Disabled parking tags (in Canada a
least) are assigned to the person that has the disability. You can use a tag
if and when you're transporting a disabled person around, but not any other
time, even if the vehicle belongs to a disabled person.