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Blue badges seized in Hertfordshire after anti-fraud scheme

Originally Publish  By Georgia Barrow Twenty blue badge parking permits have been seized following an operation by Hertfordshire County Council’s Shared Anti-Fraud Service. The proactive scheme was carried out alongside partners from Oxfordshire County and Buckinghamshire councils. Following a warning from police in the area that blue badge theft is on the rise, SAFS officers…

The retired lawyer who fights parking fines – and raises thousands of pounds for charity

Instead of charging legal fees, Ian Fagelson asks clients to donate to Magen David Adom or World Jewish Relief Originally Publish BY ELLIE GRANT When Ian Fagelson retired from being a lawyer, he said he wanted to emulate the 19th century Jewish philanthropist Moses Montefiore – working for charity instead of for money. And the 72-year-old…

Woman fined for using dead person’s blue badge in Blackheath

originally Publish By  Amy Clarke image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A woman who used a dead person’s disabled parking badge in Blackheath has been hit with a fine of £1,366. Karupa Patel, of Woodlands Drive, Stanmore, was found to have abused a cancelled blue badge on more than one occasion to park in…

Woman fined for using dead person’s blue badge in Blackheath

Originally Publish By Amy Clarke image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A woman who used a dead person’s disabled parking badge in Blackheath has been hit with a fine of £1,366. Karupa Patel, of Woodlands Drive, Stanmore, was found to have abused a cancelled blue badge on more than one occasion to park in Walerand Road in…

£202,000 lost revenue due to hundreds of blue badges being unused

Originally publish by midlothianview.com £202,000 lost revenue due to hundreds of blue badges being unused Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Marie Sharp Hundreds of blue badges in Midlothian were registered with dead people, it has been discovered, costing the council an estimated £202,000 in lost revenue. A report on fraud investigations carried out in the…

Woman fined over blue badge misuse

Originally Publish By northumberland.gov.uk An Alnwick woman found guilty of misusing a disabled persons blue badge has been ordered to pay more than £2,000. On 11th October 2023 Nicola Corness, 44, of Haven Meadows, Shilbottle, parked in a disabled bay in Morpeth displaying another person’s blue badge on the dashboard, who was not in the…

Brazen Blue Badge fraudster caught red-handed when parking Ford Transit van in Portsmouth

Originally Publish By Steve Deeks A brazen Blue Badge fraudster was caught red-handed when parking his work van in the city, a court heard. Martin Read, of Recreation Road, Houghton Regis near Luton in Bedfordshire, was exposed for using his disabled wife’s Blue Badge on multiple occasions during his working stint in Portsmouth. But despite overwhelming…

Blue Badge holders across UK sent urgent three-month warning or risk £1,000 fines

The Blue Badge scheme was extended in 2019 to include people with non-visible disabilities, such as Parkinson’s, dementia and epilepsy – but holders may not be aware its renewal is not automatic Originally Publish By Graeme Murray News Reporter &Linda HowardMoney and Consumer Writer Millions of Blue Badge holders in UK risk £1,000 fines for…

Blue badge thefts soar as disabled Brits resort to locking them in cages

image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Authorities in London have seen the number of disabled blue badge thefts quadruple in the past decade, as some believe criminals see the badges as mere ‘freebies’ Originally Publish By Susie Beever News Reporter Disabled Brits are resorting to locking their blue badges in padlocked cages due to soaring numbers…

Action taken against Blue Badge parking abuse

Originally Publish By Crime and safety Parking enforcement officers and fraud investigators at Middlesbrough Council worked together to crack down and help detect blue badge abuse as part of the National Blue Badge Day of Action.   The event on May 24 saw over 100 councils from across the country take part to help tackle…