Dear John: I don’t know if can help me.

I received a parking ticket in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, when I parked in a legal angle parking spot in December 2017. I had my handicap placard displayed on my rearview mirror.

I appealed the ticket on the city parking Web site to no avail. An administrative judge found I was guilty of parking in a safety zone.

Two weeks ago, I received another parking ticket while parked in a metered zone.

Again, I had displayed my handicap placard and also paid for the allowable time of two hours, only to be issued a ticket for expired time.

I’m again appealing and awaiting the results.

I do not live in New York City, and I have the permit issued by my local town.

Both of these times, I was in the city to receive treatment for my 9/11 World Trade Center-certified multiple cancers.

Why will NYC not honor my handicap permit? Do you think you can help me? D.M.

Dear D.M.: First, I’m sorry to hear about your health issues.

It certainly makes it harder if you keep getting ticketed while getting treatment.

I spoke to the cops, and I spoke with the Queens clinic.

The best I can figure is that the cops are not honoring your handicap placard because it wasn’t issued by New York City.

Or the cops who are ticketing you just don’t care.

But since your first ticket was in Brooklyn and the one you are currently contesting is in Queens, I think it’s the out-of-town placard that’s the problem.

Go to www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/pppdinfo.shtml#nyspermit and you will find out everything you need to know about obtaining a city and/or a state handicapped parking placard. If you will be continuing to receive treatment in the five boroughs, I think the city permit is the one you need.

That Web site also tells you all the ins and outs of handicapped parking, and where you can and cannot park with the permit. You can park at meters with no charge.

The folks at the clinic admit that parking in that area of Queens is impossible. So you should get the permit and maybe it’ll save you the hassle of fighting and paying tickets.

There are so many people in New York City who display these handicapped permits — and don’t seem to be eligible — that I can’t believe they are hard to get.

So good luck with your medical problems and your parking problems.

Dear John: I recently got a speeding ticket on the Long Island Expressway.

After [I paid] $200, the state needed its share, so through the DMV Commissioner of Motor Vehicles department I was fined/taxed another $300! If I don’t pay, my license gets suspended. Five hundred dollars for a speeding ticket! C.P.

Dear C.P.: And your insurance will probably go up.

So what? It’s the cost of living in this fine city/state.

Think of it this way (as I do): The money would have gone to my heirs. So my kids are really paying for my tickets. That makes it a little easier to take.

And — slow down!