Study finds black market for disabled parking in Britain
June 10th, 2008From the [UK] Telegraph and the [UK] Times:
A report by British members of Parliament has found that there is a flourishing black market in disabled parking badges in Britain.
According to the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, people were applying for the badge because of its financial value.
It is understood that blue badges have been put up for sale on Ebay. There have been also been occasions where the holder has died and relatives have decided to sell the badge rather than return it.
The report found that there was no consistent criteria over who should be entitled to a badge, meaning that people in some areas were much more likely to get badges than in others. Previous studies by local authorities have suggested that up to half the badges are being used fraudulently.
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