North London couple fined after using father-in-law's Blue Badge for parking as they watched Tottenham A north London couple who fraudulently used a relative’s Blue Badge to dodge parking fees have been handed a criminal record and fined.
Haringey councillor Seema Chandwani, who is responsible for the council’s Blue Badge department, said: “Owners of Blue Badges deserve their entitled benefits, but these rights are unjustly stripped away when badges are stolen, preventing those in genuine need from accessing on-street parking where they need it most.
The Haringey-based couple were rumbled when council officials discovered the permit, which had been reported as lost, was being used in a car near the Tottenham Hotspur ground.
We are committed to minimising badge theft and implementing measures to prevent the misuse of Blue Badges.”.
The couple then hatched a plan to provide false and misleading information in a bid to mislead the council.
