If it's anything like the UK, plenty of non-disabled people use them regardless - because they drive a massive Q7 which doesn't fit into regular spaces, or just because they're closer to the store/school/whatever.

Pretty dispicable if you ask me, but there does seem to be a large segment of the population that just don't give a shit.

There are, and they're usually the closest spots, but picking someone up and dropping them off right in front of the store is usually closer. (Oftentimes, doing pickups/dropoffs there is explicitly disallowed, because stopped cars obstruct the view of pedestrians for drivers of moving cars.)