This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33028858
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Ticket issued to parking fraudster outside court | Ticket issued to parking fraudster outside court |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| A doctor was given a ticket for parking in a disabled bay outside a courtroom - while he was inside admitting misusing his dead mother's disabled badge. | A doctor was given a ticket for parking in a disabled bay outside a courtroom - while he was inside admitting misusing his dead mother's disabled badge. |
| Nigel Graham, 55, of Southbourne, Bournemouth, admitted misuse of a blue badge and fraud by false representation at Southampton Magistrates' Court. | Nigel Graham, 55, of Southbourne, Bournemouth, admitted misuse of a blue badge and fraud by false representation at Southampton Magistrates' Court. |
| The osteopath was then filmed leaving court to find he had been given a parking ticket from Southampton City Council for parking in a disabled bay. | |
| Graham is to be sentenced on 26 June. | Graham is to be sentenced on 26 June. |
| He admitted to magistrates one count of misusing a blue badge and five counts of fraud by false representation. | He admitted to magistrates one count of misusing a blue badge and five counts of fraud by false representation. |
| His solicitor said his client admitted he should not have been using his mother's badge, who died in 2002, but claimed he was carrying disabled people in his car at the time. | His solicitor said his client admitted he should not have been using his mother's badge, who died in 2002, but claimed he was carrying disabled people in his car at the time. |
| The doctor was initially caught using the badge in King's Road car park in Southampton in July last year and appealed. | The doctor was initially caught using the badge in King's Road car park in Southampton in July last year and appealed. |
| After this it emerged he had been using his mother's and late father-in-law's badges in Bournemouth and Christchurch. | After this it emerged he had been using his mother's and late father-in-law's badges in Bournemouth and Christchurch. |
| The fraud by false representation charges relate to sending the council incorrect information when claiming he had been using the blue badge legitimately. | The fraud by false representation charges relate to sending the council incorrect information when claiming he had been using the blue badge legitimately. |
| It is believed the ticket outside the court was issued because the blue badge Graham was using was not displayed in the right place. It is not known if the badge on display was his dead mother's. | It is believed the ticket outside the court was issued because the blue badge Graham was using was not displayed in the right place. It is not known if the badge on display was his dead mother's. |