Blue Badge scheme abuse leads to 50 more prosecutions

Fifty more motorists have been prosecuted for Blue Badge scheme abuse as part of the Council’s continued action to protect the scheme for genuinely disabled motorists.

The total fines and costs issued to the offenders amounted to £38,266. Thirty-one of the cases involved drivers who displayed cancelled Blue Badges; four of these had been deleted from the national database, three had been lost, eleven had been stolen, twelve had been displayed after the holders had passed away, and one had reported as undelivered/lost in the post.

The remaining nineteen cases involved vehicle owners who were prosecuted under section 17 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1972 for failing to provide information relating to the identification of a driver after a suspected Blue Badge misuse incident. Five of these cases involved badges that had been cancelled as lost, eleven cases involved the display of stolen badges, one involved the display of a photocopied badge, one involved the use of a badge when the holder was not present, and one involved the display of an expired/forged badge.

In all fifty cases, the badges were displayed so that the drivers could take advantage of parking concessions they were not entitled to. Only individuals who have a physical or non-physical disability affecting their mobility are entitled to use the benefits associated with the Blue Badge scheme to help them park within a manageable distance of their destination.

The Blue Badges displayed in all but seven of the offences were issued by authorities outside Bromley and twelve of the cases involved residents who live within the Bromley borough. More than 170 prosecutions have taken place for similar Blue Badge abuse offences in Bromley during the last year. Full details about the Blue Badge scheme rules and avoiding misuse are available on our website. 

A Blue Badge must be returned to the issuing authority shown on the front of the badge in any of the following circumstances; the badge has expired, the holder’s medical condition/mobility improves and they are no longer eligible, a replacement has been issued for a lost or stolen badge and the original is found, the badge is damaged or illegible, the holder no longer needs the badge because they are confined to the house, or the holder has passed away.

Blue Badge misuse is a criminal offence which can lead to a £1,000 fine and confiscation of the badge. Anyone who suspects that a blue badge is being used for the benefit of a person who is not the badge holder can report their concerns at: www.bromley.gov.uk/reportbluebadge.

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Editor’s notes:

  1. Dan-Marian Afloari of Laleham Road, Lewisham, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of his vehicle following the issue of a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) in Elmfield Road, Bromley, on 12/02/24, when a stolen Blue Badge was displayed.  He pleaded guilty at a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 05/11/24 and was fined £507 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £203 - total £1,133.
  2. Andrew Blake of Topsham Road, Wandsworth, displayed a stolen Blue Badge when he parked on double yellow lines in Penge High Street on 18/03/24. He was proved guilty in his absence at hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 05/11/24 and fined £384 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £154 - total £961.
  3. Mark Arthur of Auckland Road, Croydon, displayed a Blue Badge that had cancelled following the death of the badge holder when he parked on a loading ban in Bromley High Street, on 27/04/24. He pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 05/11/24 and was fined £223 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £89 - total £735.
  4. Sebastian Kiwior of High Road, Barnet, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of his vehicle following the isuue of a PCN in Fairfield Road, Beckenham, on 03/08/24, when a stolen Blue Badge was displayed. He was proved guilty in his absence at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 05/11/24 and fined £660 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £264 - total £1,347.
  5. Chantelle Simpson of Stanstead Road, Lewisham, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of her vehicle following the issue of a PCN in Widmore Road, Bromley, on 26/04/24, when a stolen Blue Badge was displayed. She was proved guilty in her absence at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 05/11/24 and fined £660 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £264 - total £1,347.
  6. Besi Aganbi of Hexal Road, Lewisham, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled following the death of the badge holder when she parked in a disabled bay in Church Road, Bromley, on 18/05/24. She pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 11/11/24 and was fined £40 with costs of £150 and a surcharge of £16 - total £206.
  7. Anouska Campbell of Wickham Road, Lewisham, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled as lost when she parked on double yellow lines in Widmore Road, Bromley, on 04/05/24. She pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 11/11/24 and was fined £40 with costs of £150 and a surcharge of £16 - total £206.
  8. Tamika Dixon of Gardiner Close, Orpington, displayed a stolen Blue Badge when she parked in a pay to park bay in Ethelbert Road, Bromley, on 07/06/24. She pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 11/11/24 and was fined £146 with costs of £150 and a surcharge of £56 - total £352.
  9. Satnam Gill of High Street, Harlington in Hillingdon, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled after the death of the holder when she parked in a permit bay in Rayleigh Road, Penge, on 16/05/24. She was proved guilty in her absence at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 11/11/24 and fined £220 with costs of £150 and a surcharge of £88 - total £458.
  10. Sara Chebli of Dabin Crescent, Greenwich, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of her vehicle following the issue of three separate PCNs involving the display of lost and stolen Blue Badges. She was proved guilty in her absence of four charges at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 12/11/24. She was fined £220 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £88 - total £731.
  11. Georgia Happe of Orchard Way, East Grinstead, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled following the death of the badge holder when she parked in a pay to park bay in Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, on 07/05/24. She pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 19/11/24 and was fined £126 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £50 - total £599.
  12. Ashiraf Kyasima-Migadde of St.Agnes Place, Southwark, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled after the death of the holder when he parked in a disabled bay in Lych Gate Road, Orpington, 21/05/24. He pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 19/11/24 and was fined £213 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £85 - total £721.
  13. Daniel Ashton of Scawen Road, Lewisham, displayed a Blue Badge that had been deleted from the national database when he parked on a double yellow line in Braeside, Beckenham, on 09/06/24. He pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 26/11/24 and was fined £428 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £168 - total £1,019.
  14. Makonnen Desta of Baker Street, Luton, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of his vehicle following the issue of a PCN in Sherman Road, Bromley, on 05/08/24, when a stolen Blue Badge was displayed. He was proved guilty in his absence at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 26/11/24 and fined £440 with costs of £42 and a surcharge of £176 - total £1,039.
  15. Enterprise Rentacar UK Limited of Vicarage Road, Surrey, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of its vehicle following the issue of a PCN in Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, on 27/08/24, when a Blue Badge cancelled as lost was displayed. The company pleaded guilty by post ahead of a  hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 26/11/24 and fined £1,332 with costs of £423 and a surcharge £532 - total £2,287.
  16. Richard Fountain of Howard Road, Penge, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled following the death of the holder when he parked in a pay to park bay in Penge High Street, on 05/08/24. He pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 26/11/24 and fined £272 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £108 - total £803.
  17. Aubrey Goodison-McIntosh of Gwydyr Road, Bromley, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled as lost when he parked on a single yellow line in Ringers Road, Bromley, on 27/05/24. He was proved guilty in absence at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 26/11/24 and fined £220 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £88 - total £731.
  18. Mesut Haligur of Bayberry Court, Croydon, displayed a stolen Blue Badge when he parked in a disabled bay in Kelsey Park Road, Beckenham, on 08/08/24. He pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 26/11/24 and was fined £126 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £48 - total £597.
  19. Shahina Hameed of Mapledale Avenue, Croydon, displayed a Blue Badge that had been deleted from the national database when she parked in a pay to park bay in St Georges Road, Beckenham, on 06/06/24. She pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 03/12/24 and was fined £230 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £92 - total £745.
  20. Nathan Smith of Salcot Crescent, New Addington, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of his vehicle following the issue of a PCN in High Street, Beckenham, on 14/09/24, when a photocopied Blue Badge was displayed. He was proved guilty in his absence to two charges at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 03/12/24 and fined £440 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £176 - total £1,039.
  21. Sasha Riley of Maple Crescent, Sidcup, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of her vehicle following the issue of two PCNs; one in Bromley High Street on 16/09/24 and the other in Ringers Road, Bromley, on 17/09/24, when a Blue Badge was displayed in the absence of the holder. She was proved guilty in her absence to two charges at a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 10/12/24 fined £220 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £88 - total £731
  22. Alistair Downes of Kedleston Drive, Orpington, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled following the death of the holder when he parked in a disabled bay in Cotmandene Crescent, St Paul’s Cray, on 07/06/24. He pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 20/12/24 and was fined £226 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £90 - total £739.
  23. Carlos Long of Parkside Close, Penge, displayed a stolen Blue Badge when he parked in a disabled bay in Penge High Street on 03/07/24. He pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 20/12/24 and was fined £40 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £16 - total £479.
  24. Adeyayo  Ajakaiye  of Primrose Road, Waltham Forest, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of his vehicle following the issue of a PCN in Kelsey Park Road, Beckenham, on 14/10/24, when a stolen Blue Badge was displayed. He was proved guilty in his absence to two charges at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and fined £440 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £176- total £1,039.
  25. Cecille Crosby of The Avenue, Tunbridge Wells, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of her vehicle following the issue of a PCN in Woldham Road, Bromley, on 27/09/24, when a stolen Blue Badge was displayed. She was proved guilty in her absence to two charges at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and fined £440 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £176 - total £1,039.
  26. Katib Iscandari, of Minstrels Close, Edenbridge, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of his vehicle following the issue of a PCN in Mitre Close car park, Bromley, on 14/09/24, when a Blue Badge cancelled as lost was displayed. He was proved guilty in his absence to two charges at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and fined £440 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £176 - total £1,039.
  27. Douglas Norman of Pampisford Road, Croydon, failed to provide information relating to the driver of his vehicle following the issue of two PCNs; one in Tetty Way, Bromley, on 04/09/24 and the other in Beckenham High Street on 07/10/24. The Blue Badge displayed on both occasions had been cancelled as lost. He was proved guilty in his absence to two charges at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and fined £440 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £176 - total £1,039.
  28. Faschilla Parker of McMillan Street, Greenwich, failed to provide information relating to the driver of his vehicle following the issue of a PCN in Mitre Close car park, Bromley, on 21/09/24, when a stolen Blue Badge was displayed. He was           proved guilty in his absence to two charges at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and fined £770 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £228 - total £1,221.
  29. Amber Sinclaire of Onslow Road, Croydon, failed to provide information relating to the driver of her vehicle following the issue of a PCN in Fairfield Road car park, Beckenham, on 17/10/24, when a stolen Blue Badge was displayed. She was proved guilty in her absence at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and fined £220 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £88 - total £731.
  30. Mamai Asante of Anerley Park, Penge, displayed a stolen Blue Badge when she parked in a pay to park bay in Penge High Street on 03/09/24. She pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and was fined £215 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £84 - total £722.
  31. Isam Benriassa of Gloucester Avenue, Camden, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled as lost when he parked in a shared use bay in Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, on 28/09//24 and in a shared use bay in Ledrington Road, Beckenham, on 28/09/24. He was proved guilty in his absence at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and fined £440 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £176 - total £1,039.
  32. Marie Edwards of Bowditch, Lewisham, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled following the death of the holder when she parked in a disabled bay in The Hill multi-storey car park on 28/07/24. She pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and was fined £40 with costs of £300 and a surcharge of £16 - total £356.
  33. Jacek Las of Queens Road, Croydon, displayed a stolen Blue Badge when he parked in a disabled bay in The Spa car park, Beckenham, on 14/08/24. He pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and was fined £275 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £108 - total £806.
  34. Johanna Morales of Walerand Road, Lewisham, displayed a stolen Blue Badge when she parked in a pay to park bay in Bromley High Street on 25/09/24. She pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and was fined £68 with costs of £300 and a surcharge of £2 - total £393.
  35. Remone Peter-Riley of Cooden Close, Bromley, failed to provide information relating to the driver of his vehicle following the issue of a PCN in Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, on 25/05/24, when a Blue Badge cancelled as lost was displayed. He was proved guilty in his absence at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 07/01/25 and fined £220 with costs of £423 and a surcharge f £88 - total £731.
  36. Marie Thorpe of Ravenscroft Road, Beckenham, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled following the death of the holder when she parked in in a pay to park bay in Beckenham Road, Beckenham, on 03/05/24. She pleaded guilty at a hearing at a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 14/01/25 and was fined £80 with costs of £537 and a surcharge of £32 - total £649.
  37. Beverley Farrar of Padua Road, Penge, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled following the death of the holder when she parked in a disabled bay in The Spa car park, Beckenham, on 06/05/24. She pleaded guilty at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 21/01/25 and was fined £40 and a surcharge of £16 - total £56.
  38. Alison Baker of Low Street, Norfolk, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled following the death of the holder when she parked in a disabled bay in Crampton Road, Penge, on 17/08/24. She pleaded guilty at a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 28/01/25 and was fined £207 with costs of £200 and a surcharge of £83 - total £490.
  39. Terry Pitts of Larcom Street, London, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled following the death of the holder when he parked on a single yellow line in West Street, Bromley, on 11/07/24. He was proved guilty in his absence at a hearing at a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 11/02/25 and fined £230 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £92 - total £745.
  40. Paul Stevenson of Churchfields Road, Beckenham, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled following the death of the holder when he parked in a disabled bay in Beckenham High Street on 18/05/24. He pleaded guilty at a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 11/02/25 and was fined £74 with costs of £200 and a surcharge of £30 - total £304.
  41. Amjad Butt of Ilford Lane, Ilford, failed to provide information relating to the driver of his vehicle following the issue of a PCN in Edward Road, Chislehurst, on 02/08/24, when a Blue Badge that had been cancelled as lost was displayed. He was proved guilty in his absence at a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 11/02/25 and fined £440 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £176 - total £1,039.
  42. Craig Barrett of Osbourne Close, Beckenham, failed to provide information relating to the driver of his vehicle following the issue of a PCN in in Church Road, Bromley, on 24/10/24, when a stolen Blue Badge was displayed. He pleaded guilty by post to two charges ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 14/02/25 and was fined £440 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £176 - total £1,039.
  43. Layla Begg of Thurbarn Road, Lewisham, displayed a stolen Blue Badge when she parked in a disabled bay in Crab Hill, Beckenham, on 03/11/24. She was proved guilty in her absence at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 14/02/25 and fined £440 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £176 - total £1,039.
  44. Alexia Dackombe of Eastwell Close, Beckenham, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled following the death of the holder when she parked in a disabled bay in The Spa car park, Beckenham, on 09/10/24. She pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 14/02/25 and was fined £80 with costs of £150 and a surcharge of £32 - total £262.
  45. Abigail Gyamfi of Grove Park Road, Lewisham, displayed a stolen Blue Badge when she parked on a single yellow line in West Street, Bromley, on 11/09/24. She pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 14/02/25 and was fined £80 with costs of £150 and a surcharge of £32 - total £262.
  46. Syrita Henry of Sorrel Close, Greenwich, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of her vehicle following the issue of a PCN in in Cottingham Road, Penge, on 31/10/24, when an expired Blue Badge with a forged date was displayed. She pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 14/02/25 and was fined £80 with costs £150 and a surcharge of £32 - total £262.
  47. Carlito Mason-Pinder of South Street, Romford, displayed a Blue Badge that had been cancelled as lost in the post when he parked on a double yellow line in Churchill Way, Bromley, on 24/07/24. He was proved guilty in his absence at a hearing at Bexley Magistrates court on 14/02/25 and fined £440 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £176 - total £1,039.
  48. Cassandra Simons of Christie Drive, Croydon, failed to provide information relating to the identification of the driver of her vehicle following the issue of a PCN in Kelsey Park Road, Beckenham, on 25/11/24, when a stolen Blue Badge was displayed. She pleaded guilty by post to two charges ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 14/02/25 and was fined £500 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £200- total £1,123.
  49. Ceron Wright of Sedgehill Road, Lewisham, displayed a stolen Blue Badge when he parked in a permit bay in Southey Street, Penge, on 19/10/24. He pleaded guilty by post ahead of a hearing at Bexley Magistrates Court on 14/02/25 and was fined £80 with costs of £150 and a surcharge of £32 - total £262.
  50. Prince Orefo of Godson Road, Croydon, displayed a stolen Blue Badge when he parked in a pay to park bay in Ethelbert Road, Bromley, on 06/06/24. He pleaded guilty to one charge of possession of a stolen Blue Badge under S.6 Fraud Act 2006 at a hearing at Bromley Magistrates Court on 18/02/25 and was fined £80 with costs of £423 and a surcharge of £32- total £535.

Published: 1st April 2025