Apart from the lack of commonsense from ‘Civil Enforcement Officer number 15’ (WTF is that in English??!!!) , attitude of Herefordshire council is truly astonishing:
"Alison Cook, of Herefordshire Council, said: “All blue badge holders are requested to display their badge the right way around so that the expiry date is visible.
“Instructions on how to display the badge are clearly laid out in the terms and conditions of use issued with the pass. If it is not displayed properly, this may result in a penalty notice being issued. “Regarding the case under discussion, the badge was displayed the wrong way around, which is why a penalty notice was issued.”!
Hope that the nationals pick this one up ...
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Sadly this isn't the first time I've heard about this problem, it was occurring in the Wirral some years back, IIRC the outcome was that the fines were dismissed once the local media took up the issue and public opinion was made clear
Do you mind if I put this issue up on my blog? I'll credit you of course! BG x
Please do BG!
This story is not quite correct. Due unfortunately to the high level of blue badge fraud, the parking attendant must be able to read the key details, particularly the expiry date, on the badge. The badge and terms and conditions say clearly that the badge must be placed with the key details face up but in this case they were placed face down on the dashboard. The parking attendent was only doing his job after all.
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