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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…

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…