Enforcement offiers in Nottingham are out checking Blue Badge parking passes.
A spokesperson said:
‘Drivers will face prosecution if they use blue badges belonging to deceased relatives.
‘Our enforcement officers have already caught over 70 people this year.
‘Using a cancelled badge is a serious offence and drivers caught face a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), potential vehicle removal and legal action. Recent prosecutions have resulted in fines exceeding £1,000.
‘In one case from March 2025, a Ford Fiesta was found displaying a badge cancelled in October 2023 after the death of an 80-year-old Nottingham resident. The driver, the deceased’s son, admitted knowingly using the badge and described his actions as “selfish and stupid”. He was fined £1,015.
‘In another incident the following month, a Land Rover was found in Wollaton Street displaying a badge cancelled by Derbyshire County Council.
‘The driver refused to allow the officer to inspect the badge – itself an offence – and was fined £1,024.’
