Council steps up enforcement as disabled parking bay fines soar in Sheffield:
Sheffield City Council has ramped up enforcement against drivers misusing disabled ...
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Sheffield increases enforcement against disabled-bay misuseThe council issued 11,501 penalty notices from 2019 to 2024 for disabled-bay parking without a valid Blue Badge.
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- According to the council, 11,501 notices were issued between 2019 and 2024 for parking without a valid Blue Badge.
- The annual total peaked at 2,868 notices in 2022, followed by 2,733 in 2023 and 2,252 in 2024.
- A total of 10,918 notices concerned on-street parking and 583 off-street car parks; their face value was £653,804.
- The council identified 640 vehicles receiving multiple notices, including 186 in 2022, the highest annual figure.
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