A Slough mum who used her son’s disabled parking badge so she could avoid paying for a space while visiting a restaurant with a friend has been fined. Abida Ahmed was legitimately issued a blue badge for her son and was permitted to use it when she was travelling with him. The 46-year-old, of Mildenhall Road, was subsequently charged with misusing her son’s disability blue badge. She failed to appear for her hearing at Reading Magistrates’ Court on December 10 but was convicted in her absence. “I hope this fine will serve as a warning to others to not abuse Blue Badges and to be more considerate to others by not misusing a space that another badge holder could be using.”

Source: Express December 14, 2021 17:05 UTC