Edinburgh tackles Blue Badge Fraud

Added on Thursday 27 May 2010

'Blue badge cheats will not beat me' – Edinburgh – He lurks around the corner, pulling down his hat to hide his eyes. Pushing a pair of sunglasses up his face, he stares intently at his latest target jumping into a black Mini. "I've been following that one for months," he whispers. Gordon Catchlove is the Capital's lone blue badge fraud investigator, dedicated to hunting down those who misuse a disabled parking pass.  There are currently 22,000 blue badges in use across Edinburgh.  It is thought that around 70 per cent of blue badges in use in the city centre at any one time are being misused.

Source:  The Evening News