Batley man abused blue badge parking system in Bradford

This morning Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court heard two cases brought by Bradford Council where drivers had been charged with unlawfully using a disabled person’s badge in relation to the parking of a vehicle.

Adam Kaji, 18, of Taylor Street, Batley, appeared in court to plead guilty to the charge.

Magistrates heard that on September 25 a Council warden spotted a vehicle with a blue badge parked in a disabled bay in Bradford city centre, near the University of Bradford. The badge belonged to a 78 year old who was in hospital at the time, but the registered keeper of the car was Kaji, a student who, when interviewed, said he was doing errands for his grandfather.

In another interview he said he was buying his grandfather breakfast.

He was fined £46 and ordered to pay £450 in costs and a £52 surcharge.

Mohammed Sheraz, 34, of St Augustines Terrace, was not in court, but pleaded guilty in his absence. On October 3 a warden saw his Vauxhall parked in a disabled bay on Piccadilly. Sheraz was spotted returning to the car, and admitted the blue badge holder was at home. He was given a £111 fine, ordered to pay £411 costs and a £32 surcharge.

Chris Young , Local Democracy Reporting Service