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Seventeen motorists have been prosecuted for offences relating to the display of cancelled badges

Originally publish by uknip247 image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Fines and costs totalling £6,808 have been issued to the offenders. Fourteen of the cases involved drivers who displayed cancelled Blue Badges, eight of these had been stolen, four were reported as lost and two had been displayed after the badge holders had passed…

Blue badge fraudsters fined thousands

originally publish by Jo Wadsworth Monday 11 Dec, 2023 at 3:13PM    image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Able-bodied drivers who used fake or borrowed blue badges have been fined thousands of pounds by the courts. Caroline Cowley of Chalky Road in Portslade was found guilty in her absence after she failed to appear on 22 September. She had…

17 blue badge misusers in Bromley named and shamed

Originally publish by By Amy Clarke image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash 17 motorists have been fined after misusing blue badges in Bromley – including using stolen badges, ones whose owners have died, or ones that have been stolen. The fines and costs imposed on these offenders amount to a total of £6,808. Among the…

Footballer Ravel Morrison fined £1,000 for using dead person’s blue badge

originally publish by Nadeem Badshah Ex-Manchester United player pleaded guilty to using disabled person’s parking permit he said he bought for £50 in Old Trafford image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Footballer Ravel Morrison fined £1,000 for using dead person’s blue badge Ex-Manchester United player pleaded guilty to using disabled person’s parking permit he said he bought…

Tackling blue badge fraud

originally publish by CLIMATE ACTION, NEWS More than 20 people have been taken to court for blue badge fraud over recent months and Ealing Council is continuing to crackdown against illegal use of the badges. Over the same period, 52 blue badges have also been seized because people are fraudulently attempting to use them. The council…

North Ayrshire Council to crack down on ‘blue badge abusers’

Originally Publish By Stewart McConnell image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Council officials will crackdown on motorists abusing the blue badge system when parking enforcement is introduced to North Ayrshire.   That was the message from Thomas Reaney, head of service (Neighbourhood Services), at a meeting of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday. This came after it…

Bucks Council tackles fraud over Blue Badge misuse

originally publish  By Noora Mykkanen image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash The council has fined fraudsters in Buckinghamshire, including over Blue Badge misuse.    Buckinghamshire Council’s fraud team launched an operation against misuse and scam, which costs the taxpayer thousands of pounds each year. The dedicated team fights housing benefit cheating, council tax scams, cybercrime and other…

Lewisham Council fines woman for abusing 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…

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…

Crackdown on Blue Badge fraud in car parks in Central Bedfordshire – including Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable and Flitwick

Two drivers could be prosecuted following spot checks Originally Publish By Olga Norford   image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Two drivers face potential prosecution after a crackdown on fraudulent use of Blue Badge permits. During spot-checks in Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Flitwick, officers from Central Bedfordshire Council examined 83 Blue Badges and…