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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,…

Motorist to pay £1,652 for illegal blue badge parking

originally publish by Megi Rychlikova Mon, 22 May 2023 at 10:02 pm GMT+6·1-min read image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash 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…

Eight cases heard in Bromley and Bexley Magistrates’ Courts

originally publish by Josh Bolton image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash The following cases were heard in Bexley and Bromley Magistrates’ Courts in the week starting May 8.   They include a man caught with in Greenwich with nunchucks and a knife, as well as a man who misused a blue badge. Claude Spencer, 49, currently in HMP Wormwood Scrubs …

Woman shaken after being targeted in blue badge supermarket parking row

Hannah Campbell who suffers from multiple sclerosis said a man approached her suggesting she should not be in disabled bay originally publish By Zena Hawley& Ben Hurst image by Jakub Pabis/unsplashimage by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A young woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis was left shaken by a confrontation in a supermarket car park over her…

Edinburgh crime: Man fined for stealing blue badges in Caledonian Crescent as victim speaks out

Disabled blue badge thefts in Dalry leave retired nurse fearful of more break-ins   originally publish By Kevin Quinn image by Jakub Pabis/unsplash A disabled woman whose blue parking badge was stolen from her car has said she is scared to display it in case the same thing happens again.   Diane Blackwood, a medically retired…