A WARRINGTON man who used a blue badge belonging to someone else to park in disabled spaces has been fined £440 in his absence.
Leslie Merrill, 44, of Ireland Street, Orford was also ordered to pay £100 court costs and a victim surcharge of £30 for fraudulent use of the badge.
He was charged with failing to supply information and using an altered blue badge belonging to someone else to park in a disabled space.
North Cheshire Magistrates heard that Merrill, who failed to attend the court, was found to have used a badge that did not belong to him with an altered expiry date from May 13 2015 to August 13. 2018.
Merrill was ordered to pay the full amount of £570 within 28 days and a collection order has been made by the court.
After the hearing, Cllr Russ Bowden, the borough council’s lead member for corporate finance, said: “We are cracking down on people who are using blue badges illegally. It is unacceptable that some people continue to misuse the blue badge scheme as there are people who have a genuine need to use these designated parking spaces. It is a crime to use a badge that does not belong to you or to alter the information printed on the badge and people using them fraudulently will be prosecuted.”
Anyone who would like to report misuse of a blue badge, should go to warrington.gov.uk/bluebadges and complete the online form.
Blue badge cheat ordered to pay £570
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