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Herefordshire parking rule-breaker is fined by magistrates

image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Originally Publish by By Charlotte Moreau Share A HEREFORDSHIRE man has been fined by magistrates after illegally using a blue disabled parking badge. Christopher Hawkins was proven guilty of one count of unlawfully using a disabled person’s badge in relation to the parking of a vehicle by magistrates…

Man convicted of fraud for using his dead mother-in-law’s blue badge

originally publish by Southend On Sea City Council image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A man who pleaded guilty to using his dead mother-in-law’s disabled parking badge has been ordered to pay over £800 by the courts. Francisco Fernandez was caught parked on double yellow lines in Leigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea in July 2022, by a plain-clothed counter…

Council worker sacked for using mum’s disabled badge in work car park

originally publish by  Maya George   image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A council worker who used her mum’s expired blue badge to park in a disabled bay outside her work has lost her job after being caught out. Katie Wilson-Dean ‘stupidly decided’ to park in a disabled space at the Eastleigh Borough Council car park in Romsey…

Woman caught using her dead grandad’s disabled blue badge to park for work in Chelsea

Alexandra Miller and Marcus Byford were ordered to pay a total of £2,115 in fines, costs and victim surcharges originally publish By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A woman who took her dead grandad’s disabled blue badge so she could park her car for free when going to work has been caught…

Woman used dead father’s disabled badge in bid to enjoy free parking

originally publish by By David Stubbings A woman who used her dead father’s disabled parking badge has appeared in court. image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Rooqia Malik appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where she admitted fraud by false representation. The court was heard how he parked a Lexus in a disabled bay…

‘I just block them in’ – How mother of disabled child deals with illegal parking

originally publish by James Wilson image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash The mother of a disabled child says she ‘just blocks people in’ when they park illegally in disabled parking sports.  Antoinette is the mother of a 16-year-old who has cerebral palsy and a dislocated hip. The family have a Disabled Person’s Parking Card…

Crackdown sees 10 taken to court for abuse of blue badges meant for disabled people

originally publish by Dan Grimmer image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A crackdown on abuse of blue badges for disabled people has seen 10 people hauled before the courts and dozens of warnings issued for misuse of the permits. Norfolk County Council’s determination to stamp out the abuse bucked the national trend, where more than…

Blue badge parking scam alert as Birmingham prosecutes more drivers than anywhere outside London

Motorists who used fake or borrowed disabled parking badges to bag a better space are being dragged through the courts Originally publish By Harry Leach Reporter  image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Birmingham prosecutes more drivers for blue badge misuse than anywhere outside London, it has emerged. Nearly one-in-seven motorists taken to court for the offence were…

Four English councils bring half of legal actions for blue badge misuse

originally publish by Harry Taylor Two-thirds of local authorities did not prosecute anyone for disabled parking scheme fraud, data reveals image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Four councils are responsible for bringing more than half of the prosecutions in England for people abusing the use of disabled parking badges. Figures released by the Department…

Woman fined £1,000 after she used dead 101-year-old grandad’s blue badge to park near Harrods

Alexandra Miller was caught by a parking inspector at a disabled bay on Basil Street. originally publish By Jacob Phillips Local Democracy Reporter image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A woman has been fined £1,000 after she used her dead 101-year-old grandad’s blue badge to park near Harrods. Alexandra Miller was caught using the…