Parking blue badge cheats caught in Harrow

Eleven motorists were caught misusing the privilege of a disabled blue badge while parking their vehicle in Harrow.
The restricted permit makes it more convenient to park for a car carrying drivers or passengers with a disability.
It is a criminal offence to abuse the system and can lead to a court conviction and a fine of up to £1,000.
When Harrow Council watched a parking bay in Greenhill Way and another in Havelock Place in central Harrow for six hours on Tuesday, they spotted 11 people parked fraudulently.
All have been or are to be interviewed to decide whether a criminal prosecution should take place.
One driver's excuse was that the blue badge holder was shopping, although he or she never returned to the car in the hours that council officers and police officers waited to test this claim.
Harrow Council's Councillor Susan Hall (Conservative), head of environment services at Harrow Council, said: "People need to understand that blue badges aren't some kind of interchangeable perk you can simply loan out.
"Misuse of blue badges cheats those who use the scheme properly. It is a criminal offence and no amount of fanciful excuses will allow motorists to evade that fact."
Misuse of a blue badge is a criminal office which, on conviction in court, can lead to a fine of up to £1,000. Users of the badge are clearly told that they either have to be in the vehicle or accompany the driver when it is used in parking bays.