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Just Eat driver caught using son’s blue badge while delivering order in Southend

Originally Publish By Jessica Day-Parker image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A FOOD delivery driver caught using his son’s blue badge while delivering an order in Southend has been convicted. Andrzej Kacica of Wesley Road, Southend, was charged with unlawfully using a blue badge on Wednesday at Basildon Magistrates’ Court. A civil enforcement officer saw the 51-year-old park his car on…

Delivery driver convicted of blue badge fraud and ordered to pay £860

Originally Publish By southend.gov.uk A local resident who worked as a food delivery driver, appeared at court accused of misuse and blue badge fraud. bluebadgeaware/unsplash Andrzej Kacica of Wesley Road, Southend-on-Sea was charged with unlawfully using a blue badge on Wednesday 6 March 2024 at Basildon Magistrates Court. A civil enforcement officer saw Mr Kacica…

Haringey Council prosecute Tottenham blue badge fraudster

Originally Publish By Alex Marsh Image: Amit Bansal/unsplash A woman will be tagged and under curfew for two months and has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after she was caught fraudulently using a Blue Badge.   According to court documents, Arabella Rose, of Shobden Road, Tottenham, parked in a disabled parking space in Cranbrook Road, Wood…

Fraudster convicted in court for stolen Blue Badge

Originally Publish By haringey.gov.uk image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A local resident in Haringey has been convicted of fraud after displaying a Blue Badge that she was not entitled to use in a bid to avoid parking fees. Having pleaded guilty, the resident was ordered to pay a total of £2104 and sentenced…

Blue badge Wayne, 58, lands £70 fine after parking in this Staffordshire street

Now Shaun and Joy Pickerill, from Fegg Hayes, have been given until 11 February to pay up Originally Publish By Yasmin Sarwar Image: Amit Bansal/unsplash A disabled couple have had a bailiff knocking on their door – over an unpaid parking fine. Shaun and Joy Pickerill have been told they now owe £394 after failing…

Hackney Council claws back nearly £1m following fraud investigations

Originally Publish By Noora Mykkanen, Local Democracy Reporter Image: Amit Bansal/unsplash Hackney Council has saved almost £1 million following investigations into fraud, including tenancy and parking misuse. The amount was revealed by the Town Hall’s anti-fraud service at an audit committee hearing on Wednesday. The council saved an estimated £911,525 thanks to investigations carried out between…

Brighton and Hove Parking Revenue Surges to £33 Million, Council Report Reveals

Originally Publish By Danielle Trigg  image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Brighton and Hove City Council’s yearly parking report indicates a significant rise in parking revenue, reaching almost £33 million in the 2022-23 fiscal year, compared to £31.6 million the previous year. The surplus of £19.5 million generated from parking charges and fines contributed…

People angry as woman gets blue badge for her condition

Naomi Griffiths has been accused of stealing parking spaces but says she needs one as much as anyone else Originally Publish By Neil Shaw bluebadgeaware/unsplash A hotel manager says she gets accused of ‘stealing all the disabled spaces’ – as people suggest she is being ‘lazy’ by claiming a blue badge for her endometriosis. Naomi…

New Blue Badge owners could face £1,000 fine for making common mistake that has instant fix

There are also several ways people with a Blue Badge could be prosecuted for misuse by their Local Authority.   Originally Publish By Linda Howard Image: Amit Bansal/unsplash Blue Badge holders could face a hefty £1,000 fine if they continue to display it when they no longer need it, or it has expired. Earlier this…

Number of people with disabled parking badges increases

The eligibility criteria for blue badges was extended in 2019 to include people with non-visible disabilities such as Parkinson’s, dementia and epilepsy. bluebadgeaware/unsplash More than one in 22 people in England have a disabled parking badge, a higher proportion than before the pandemic. There were 2.57 million valid blue badges at the end of March…