Blue Badge fraudster convicted in Greenwich

Cllr Linda Perks, cabinet member for finance and resources said: “Blue Badge fraud denies people with disabilities access to parking spaces, which are a lifeline to vital services, including healthcare, in our towns and cities. We hope this prosecution sends a strong message that misusing a Blue Badge is a criminal offence.”

Cllr Linda Perks, cabinet member for finance and resources said: “Blue Badge fraud denies people with disabilities access to parking spaces, which are a lifeline to vital services, including healthcare, in our towns and cities. We hope this prosecution sends a strong message that misusing a Blue Badge is a criminal offence.”

Investigators from the Royal Borough of Greenwich have secured a conviction for Blue Badge fraud.

Abdul Khan from Plaistow was found guilty at Bromley Magistrates Court on 19 October for misusing a cancelled Blue Badge to park his Range Rover in a controlled parking zone on Anglesea Road, Woolwich.

The businessman, who already held two business parking permits allowing him to park in the area, denied using a Blue Badge to park his Range Rover.When probed by council investigators, Khan claimed...

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