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Driver fined £220 for improper use of blue badge parking permit

By Layth Yousif 12th Jan 2024

Driver fined £220 for improper use of blue badge parking permit
Driver fined £220 for improper use of blue badge parking permit

A driver has been convicted for improperly using a disabled person's badge as part of a council-driven effort to tackle blue badge disabled parking fraud.

The case was convicted at Luton Magistrates' Court this week for misuse of a blue badge parking permit. The driver was spotted by officers from Central Bedfordshire Council in Ashton Square Car Park during an enforcement exercise in May 2023.

David Maggs from Milton Road in Clapham was found using his wife's Blue Badge while she was not present.

He claimed he was using the badge to undertake shopping for the Blue Badge holder. 

He was prosecuted under 117 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. He was fined £220, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £80 and pay a contribution towards costs of £434 and now also has a criminal record. 

Misuse of a Blue Badge could result in legal consequences, potentially leading to a criminal conviction and a fine of up to £1,000, alongside badge confiscation. It also unfairly deprives genuine users of parking spaces they genuinely require.

     

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