BADGE WARNING COULD SEE BRESS ISSED WITH £ 150 FINE IN CRACKDOWN PARKING

The Number of Blue Badges in use acroSs the uk has soared to a record High Bringing with it a new warning to all drivers. But a warning has been issured to those ussing spaces with the permission

The Blue Badge Scheme Has Hit an All-Time Peak, With A Whopping 2.84 million Now in Circulation As of March Last Year-A Hefty 10.5 per Cent Jump from 2023 to 2024.

The UK Population Now Sees 4.9 for Cent Holding the Permit. Director at Rac Foundation, Steve Gooding, Had a Word of Caute for Space Snatchers: “With Parking Spaces ofne A Premium in Places Like Retail Parks and Supermarkets Might Be Tempting to Occupy a Disabled Bay – Maybe Just for A Few Minutes.

“But we show reminded ourselves that one day we could have been on the Easier Access that Blue Badges are there to provides.” Following this, figures from the department for transport have emerged showing a hefty 1,600 reports of stoken Badges Last Year.

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Blue Badges must be renewed every three years and can be used to help People with disabilities or health Conditions park closer to their destination. Depending on the Location, Drivers Can Park for Free in Pay and Display Bays, and for Up to Three Hours on Single and Double Yellow Lines. In London, Blue Badge Holders Are Exempt from Having to Pay the £ 15 Daily Congestion Charge Which Could Drivers £ 2,500 per year, Reports Birmingham Live.

Unmesh Dessai, London Assembly Labour Spokesperson for Policing and Crime, Delivered a Stark Warning that Blue Badge theft is “Not a Victimless Crime”. Hey Said: “Beinde Each of these Numbers is Londoners Robbed of their Ability to Live and Travel Independently – and a criminal using torair to avoid parking fines and effecatively defraud taxpayers.

“With the Right Funding, Training and Data Sharing to Help Protect Disabled Drivers from Being Targeted by Criminals, We Can Tackle This Problem. I Also Encourage Badge Hide to Hide Badges Overnight or Blue Badge Protector.”

Paul Slowey, The Founder of BBFI, Told GB News: “The Courts Take A Very Dim View Drivers stolen Badges. Someone Once Said ‘The True Measury of Any Society Be Found in How It Monts Its Vulnerable Metmbers.’ These statistics are a sad reflection on London in 2024. “