Crackdown On Illegal Use Of Disabled Badges

Thursday, 14. October 2010

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If you are illegally using a disabled badge when you pop into town in order to park closer to the shops, beware, as local authorities take a stronger stand. Research in Leeds and Newcastle found that the illegal use of the blue badges was now out of control. Research found that 60% of disabled badges used in Leeds were illegal and more than half of the badges in use in Newcastle were similarly illegal. Around 2.5million badges have been issued across the UK prompting fears that around 1 million may be in use illegally. Along with local authorities the Government has said that it ill also look at ways to tackle the problem. Do you know of anyone illegally using a disabled badge – would you report them? By Graham Hill