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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…

Three fined in court over Blue Badge abuse in Bexley

Originally Publish By Ezekiel Bertrand image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Three drivers have been fined in court for misusing blue badges in Bexley. Ms Dawn Payne of Lower Range Road in Gravesend, pleaded guilty at her hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on September 23. She was fined £120 and ordered to pay costs of…

Man becomes criminal at 67 for using mother’s blue badge a year after she died

Originally Publish by birminghammail.co.uk Graham Bird, aged 67, from Kings Heath denied trying to avoid parking charges in Birmingham city centre A man has become a criminal at the age of 67 for using his mother’s blue badge – more than a year after she had died. Graham Bird was caught parking his Vauxhall in…

Van driver fined after using stolen Blue Badge to park in Uxbridge

originally publish By Chris Mitchell image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A van driver has been ordered to pay almost £2,000 after being caught misusing a Blue Badge to park in Uxbridge. Craig Smith, 48, of Lampard Grove, Stoke Newington, was fined for Blue Badge misuse at a hearing at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on…

Student nurse illegally used disabled person’s lost blue badge to park in Reading

Miss Nuru Hassan, 26, of Grovelands Avenue, Wokingham, pleaded guilty to all charges original publis By Kirstie McCrum Network Content Editor image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A student nurse illegally used a disabled person’s lost blue badge to park in Reading. Miss Nuru Hassan, 26, of Grovelands Avenue, Wokingham, was caught using the disabled…

Norfolk County Council in blue badge misuse crackdown

Originally publish By Dan Grimmer image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash Eleven people were taken to court during a crackdown on misuse of blue badges for disabled people across Norfolk – while dozens more were sent warnings about abuse. People prosecuted had to pay more than £7,000 to Norfolk County Council, as enforcement action…

Student wins disability badge breakthrough in hometown

Originally publish by  UK News Published: Sept 20, 2023   Sam Vestey, 21, believes the wheelchair icon featured on blue badges and disabled parking bays is outdated and has launched an alternative logo. image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A student who is campaigning to make the familiar blue badge more inclusive to those with…