29 Nov 2009

More blue badge fraud cases at Enfield

Five more blue badge cheats from Enfield have been ordered to pay £1,450 by magistrates.

Mark Chapman pleaded guilty to using his deceased father’s badge and altering the expiry date, while Fadime Aydemir pleaded guilty to using her mother-in-law’s badge while she was in Turkey.

Georgios Panagiotou and Ali Saim both pleaded guilty to using their wives' badge while they was not present.

Angeliki Charalambous pleaded guilty to using a badge in Cecil Road that belonged to a friend who died in 2007.

Councillor Terry Neville, cabinet member for the environment, said:
We have just started our clampdown on blue badge theft, so I am sure we will be seeing many more cheats bought to justice.

I am afraid we are just tackling the tip of the iceberg, but I can assure residents we will continue to track down these cheats to protect parking places for genuine disabled drivers in Enfield.

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