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Blue badge holders warned of £1,000 fines if they do not act

Originally publish By  By Joshua Searle Image: Amit Bansal/unsplash Blue Badge holders have been warned they could face fines of up £1,000 if they do not take action. Blue Badges help people with disabilities or health conditions park closer to their destination. They cost £10 in England, £20 in Scotland, and a free in Wales.…

Baby business owner exposed for falsely using disabled son’s Blue Badge while she shopped at Gunwharf Quays

A baby business owner was exposed for falsely using her disabled son’s Blue Badge as she went for a three-hour shop at Gunwharf Quays.   originally publish By Steve Deeks image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Peggyann Smith, who runs Sienna’s Baby Boutique in Wickham, spun a web of lies after she was caught parking on…

Portsmouth council worker punished for using disabled husband’s Blue Badge while she went shopping at Iceland

A council employee who works as a driver for disabled children was exposed for falsely using a Blue Badge while she went shopping at supermarket Iceland.  Originally Publish By Steve Deeks Image: Amit Bansal/unsplash Portsmouth City Council worker Karen Standen, 61, was caught using her husband’s badge to park a council car in a pay and…

Man becomes criminal at 67 for using mother’s blue badge a year after she died

Originally Publish By Carl Jackson   A man has become a criminal at the age of 67 for using his mother’s blue badge – more than a year after she had died. Graham Bird was caught parking his Vauxhall in a disabled bay on Temple Row West in Birmingham city centre. He accepted what he did…

Driver caught illegally using blue badge in Leominster

Originally Publish By  Bridie Adams@BridieAdamsHT image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A WOMAN has been prosecuted for using someone else’s blue badge to park her vehicle. In a case brought by Herefordshire Council, Fiona Hampson was found to have illegally used a disabled person’s blue badge to park her vehicle in Leominster, breaching the Road Traffic Regulation…

Driver caught illegally using blue badge in Ross-on-Wye

image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Originally Publish By Bridie Adams  A WOMAN has been prosecuted for using someone else’s blue badge to park her vehicle. In a case brought by Herefordshire Council, Angela Dolan was found to have unlawfully used a disabled person’s blue badge to park her vehicle in Ross-on-Wye, breaching the…

Portsmouth FC fan so desperate to watch Pompey she uses disabled mum and son’s Blue Badges on yellow lines

A Pompey fan who was so desperate to watch the Blues she parked on double yellow lines outside Fratton Park using her disabled mum and son’s Blue Badges has paid for her crimes in court.  Image: Amit Bansal/unsplash Justine Pierce, a 53-year-old primary school special needs teaching assistant from Bognor Regis, was caught out by…

Four local authorities account for majority of blue badge misuse prosecutions

originally publish Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent Image: Amit Bansal/unsplash More than half of prosecutions for misuse of disabled parking badges are being brought by just four local authorities, according to new analysis. Department for Transport (DfT) figures show councils in England took legal action against 698 people for abusing the blue badge system in…

Woman caught using Blue Badge which wasn’t hers gets huge £3k court bill

Amy Tinkler, from Telford, was caught displaying a Blue Badge that had not been assigned to her originally publish By Annabal Bagdi Senior reporter image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A woman who was busted using a Blue Badge which did not belong to her has been handed a court bill topping £3,600. Amy Tinkler, from Telford, displayed…

Council to clamp down on Blue Badge fraud

Originally Publish By news.merton.gov.uk image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash People who misuse Blue Badges will soon face tougher measures to stamp it out, after Merton Council’s parking team launched a crackdown following an increased number of reported thefts and reports from whistleblowers. If the badge is used by anyone who is not the registered holder, for…