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Woman ordered to pay more than £500 for parking in disabled bay with mum’s Blue Badge

Driver Karen Summerbell was caught out on Waldon Street in Hartlepool Originally Publish By Georgia Banks Breaking News Editor image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Two drivers have been ordered to pay hundreds of pounds for misusing Blue Badges after parking in disabled bays on the same street. Durham County Council took legal action…

Pair’s £500-plus court bills for flouting Blue Badge regulations in Hartlepool

Two people have been fined for mis-using Blue Badges after parking in disabled bays in the same street.  Originally Publish By Gavin Ledwith Durham County Council says it took legal action against Karen Summerbell after a civil enforcement officer at Hartlepool Borough Council observed her parking in a disabled bay in Hartlepool’s Waldon Street.   The…

Almost 350 fraud cases solved by council in one year

originally publish by  Stewart McConnell, Local Democracy Reporter North Ayrshire received 357 referrals for investigation during 2022/23 compared to 284 in 2021/22. image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Corporate fraud referrals in North Ayrshire rocketed by 25% in the past year, it has been revealed. All but nine of the referrals made to the…

Fraud against Blue Badges tackled with National Action Day

originally publish by Fraud against Blue Badges tackled with National Action Day Council parking officers and fraud investigators from Veritau – the organisation that investigates fraud on behalf of the council – worked together to check the use of Blue Badges across the city. On the day of action, 2 June 2023, 84 badges were…

National day of action sees Blue Badges seized due to misuse

originally publish by bathecho.co.uk Bath & North East Somerset Council recently joined forces with 82 other local authorities across the country in a nationwide campaign to crack down on the misuse of Blue Badges. image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash On Friday 26th May, the council carried out 146 checks on Blue Badges as…

Lambeth leads the way on national Blue Badge Action Day

originally publish by: Lambeth Council News and announcements Last year, Lambeth took the lead on a London-wide Blue Badge Day of Action. This year, it’s gone national. For Blue Badge Day of Action, May 26 2023, Lambeth coordinated work from local authorities all over England and Wales to target stolen and fraudulently used Blue Badges.…

Council tackles Blue Badge misuse as part of Day of Action

orginally publish by newsroom.bathnes.gov.uk image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Bath & North East Somerset Council carried out 146 Blue Badge checks as it took part in a national day of action against misuse of the badges. Eighty-two councils took part in the nationally co-ordinated campaign carried out nationwide on Friday, May 26. The…

Nottingham has largest increase in speeding convictions in England and Wales

Speeding convictions across England and Wales have hit an eight-year high, new figures show orginally publish By PA & Daniela Loffreda image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Nottingham has been found to be the area that saw the largest year-on-year increase in speeding convictions in 2022, new data shows. The area’s police force saw the number of…

Katie Price breaks the law again with misuse of disabled badge as she faces prosecution

Katie Price was spotted breaking the law as her family parked in a disabled parking spot and used eldest son Harvey’s parking badge when he was not in the car with them orginally publish By Jessica Clarke Share image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Katie Price has been spotted breaking the law once again as…

Tourist fined for misusing blue badge in Castle car park in York

image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash originally publish by  By Megi Rychlikova Share A MOTORIST must pay £1,652.67 after he illegally used a blue badge for a disabled person near the city centre.   Thomas Prior, 67, parked in Castle cark park on August 14 last year, York Magistrates Court heard. When he did so,…