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£202,000 lost revenue due to hundreds of blue badges being unused

Originally publish by midlothianview.com £202,000 lost revenue due to hundreds of blue badges being unused Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Marie Sharp Hundreds of blue badges in Midlothian were registered with dead people, it has been discovered, costing the council an estimated £202,000 in lost revenue. A report on fraud investigations carried out in the…

Woman fined over blue badge misuse

Originally Publish By northumberland.gov.uk An Alnwick woman found guilty of misusing a disabled persons blue badge has been ordered to pay more than £2,000. On 11th October 2023 Nicola Corness, 44, of Haven Meadows, Shilbottle, parked in a disabled bay in Morpeth displaying another person’s blue badge on the dashboard, who was not in the…

Brazen Blue Badge fraudster caught red-handed when parking Ford Transit van in Portsmouth

Originally Publish By Steve Deeks A brazen Blue Badge fraudster was caught red-handed when parking his work van in the city, a court heard. Martin Read, of Recreation Road, Houghton Regis near Luton in Bedfordshire, was exposed for using his disabled wife’s Blue Badge on multiple occasions during his working stint in Portsmouth. But despite overwhelming…

Blue Badge holders across UK sent urgent three-month warning or risk £1,000 fines

The Blue Badge scheme was extended in 2019 to include people with non-visible disabilities, such as Parkinson’s, dementia and epilepsy – but holders may not be aware its renewal is not automatic Originally Publish By Graeme Murray News Reporter &Linda HowardMoney and Consumer Writer Millions of Blue Badge holders in UK risk £1,000 fines for…

Blue badge thefts soar as disabled Brits resort to locking them in cages

image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Authorities in London have seen the number of disabled blue badge thefts quadruple in the past decade, as some believe criminals see the badges as mere ‘freebies’ Originally Publish By Susie Beever News Reporter Disabled Brits are resorting to locking their blue badges in padlocked cages due to soaring numbers…

Action taken against Blue Badge parking abuse

Originally Publish By Crime and safety Parking enforcement officers and fraud investigators at Middlesbrough Council worked together to crack down and help detect blue badge abuse as part of the National Blue Badge Day of Action.   The event on May 24 saw over 100 councils from across the country take part to help tackle…

Blue Badge three-month warning for millions of people currently using the permit as a driver or passenger

Blue Badges are issued by local councils and usually valid for three years Originally Publish By Linda Howard Money and Consumer Writer The latest statistics from the Department for Transport and Transport Scotland show there are currently more than 2.8 million Blue Badge holders in England (2.57m) and Scotland (235,779). The Scottish figure may be much higher…

Woman fined in crackdown on blue badge abuse in Oxford

People who abuse blue badges are being warned that confiscation and prosecution could follow after a 21-year-old woman was found guilty of such offences. In a hearing at Oxford Magistrates Court on 31 May, Tasnim Al-Samad of Westminster Way, Botley near Oxford, was found guilty of illegally using a blue badge to park in Oxford…

Eltham resident charged for abusing their son’s Blue Badge

An Eltham resident pleaded guilty to using a counterfeit Blue Badge at Bexley Magistrates Court, on Wednesday 8 May.   Mr Ahmet Colak admitted to four offences after being found displaying a photocopy of a Blue Badge belonging to his disabled son on 6 October 2023, while parked on Eltham High Street.  The original badge holder…

Man fined hundreds of pounds for unlawfully using blue disabled parking badge

Originally Publish By Warrington Guardian A MAN has been ordered to pay hundreds of pounds by the courts over his use of a blue badge. The case of Ali Raza, of Penketh, was heard recently before Liverpool Magistrates’ Court. Magistrates heard how it related to an incident in Liverpool city centre on December 134 last…