2.8 million Blue Badge holders at risk of fines due to common oversight
Blue Badge parking permits are issued by local councils and are usually valid for three years
Numerous disabled badges are seized in Buckinghamshire due to fraudulent usage
Story by James Richings Carer and disabled nan exposed for lying after Blue Badge used for Portsmouth Christmas shopping spree Numerous disabled car park badges were seized by Buckinghamshire Council in an operation to crack down on fraudulent usage. Last month, the council’s counter fraud team led a Blue Badge initiative supported by the Blue…
Seven more Blue Badges have been seized from drivers across Merton
Originally Publish by Radiojackie.com Carer and disabled nan exposed for lying after Blue Badge used for Portsmouth Christmas shopping spree Seven more Blue Badges have been seized from drivers across Merton. This brings the number of cases under investigation by the council since April to 32. In one instance, the legitimate blue badge holder had…
North Somerset Council tackles blue badge abuse
Originally Publish by n-somerset.gov.uk Carer and disabled nan exposed for lying after Blue Badge used for Portsmouth Christmas shopping spree Since January 2024, North Somerset Council’s parking services have taken action against 40 individuals for blue badge abuse. Blue badges allow drivers or passengers with disabilities to park closer to their destinations. However, some people…
Greenwich Blue Badge misuse: Five people fined
Originally Publish by News Shopper Carer and disabled nan exposed for lying after Blue Badge used for Portsmouth Christmas shopping spree Greenwich Council has prosecuted five cases of Blue Badge misuse over the past year as part of a crackdown on parking fraud. An Eltham resident, Mr Ahmet Colak, pleaded guilty to using a counterfeit…
Sandwell Council’s crackdown on blue badge fraud reaps national reward
Originally Publish by Deborah Hardiman Carer and disabled nan exposed for lying after Blue Badge used for Portsmouth Christmas shopping spree Sandwell Council House. Picture by Expressandstar.com A council’s crackdown on blue badge fraud has won a national award. In the last 12 months Sandwell Council and APCOA Parking Enforcement has undertaken 10 successful prosecutions,…
“Shamed” council employee caught using dead mum’s disabled badge when out for party in Southsea
Originally Publish by Steve Deeks Carer and disabled nan exposed for lying after Blue Badge used for Portsmouth Christmas shopping spree Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court. Picture: National World © Provided by Portsmouth News A “shamed” council employee out for a party night out in Southsea was caught using her dead mum’s disabled badge to park her…
Further seizures as Blue Badge fraud crackdown continues
Originally Publish by Merton News Carer and disabled nan exposed for lying after Blue Badge used for Portsmouth Christmas shopping spree Seven more Blue Badges were seized and another three cases were investigated in June, as Merton Council continues to clamp down on misuse of the scheme. This brings the number of cases investigated since…
Carer and disabled nan exposed for lying after Blue Badge used for Portsmouth Christmas shopping spree
Originally Publish By Steve Deeks Carer and disabled nan exposed for lying after Blue Badge used for Portsmouth Christmas shopping spree A carer and her disabled nan were caught out when the pensioner’s Blue Badge was falsely used to avoid paying for parking during a Christmas shopping spree in Portsmouth. Tiffany Butt, 27, of Pethick…
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…