Six people have been fined heavily after misusing blue badges in North London, including some who displayed badges of people they knew to be dead. Enfield Council has successfully prosecuted six individuals in its latest crackdown, with all cases heard on July 9, 2026, at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court.
Cases involving deceased badge holders
Michael Brennan, 67, from Enfield, displayed a blue badge belonging to a deceased person on December 12, 2025, in Silver Street. The 67-year-old confirmed he knew that the woman was deceased, and a court judge ordered him to pay a fine of £300, a victim surcharge of £120, and costs of £300.
Theothosai Menicou, 67, also of Enfield, displayed her husband's blue badge on December 10, 2025, yet it was found that he had died 18 months prior to her being caught using the badge. She was ordered to pay a fine of £110, a victim surcharge of £46, and costs of £110.
Other fraudulent uses
Mostapha Al-Turk, 53, of Winchmore Hill, was fined after he displayed a blue badge on the dashboard of his Tesla in New River Loop Car Park, Enfield, on December 17, having previously reported it as lost. He was ordered to pay a fine of £300, a victim surcharge of £120, and costs of £300.
Idris Sahin, 51, from Chingford, had a stolen badge seized from him when he displayed it on the dashboard of his Mercedes in Cowper Road, on October 19, 2025. He was ordered to pay a fine of £348, a victim surcharge of £139, and costs of £500.
Guney Yilmaz, 35, from Hertford, had displayed a photocopied badge on the dashboard of his Vauxhall Corsa in Fore Street on January 17, 2026, but did not produce the badge when asked by an officer. The badge has now been destroyed after he apologised for not producing it, and he was ordered to pay a £175 fine, a £70 victim surcharge, and £175 in costs.
Council's zero tolerance stance
Ann Jackson, 66, from Enfield, had displayed a blue badge on her car in January 2026 before it was discovered to have been registered to a care home, and was only to be used for transporting disabled people. The badge was misused to secure residential parking, and a judge ordered her to pay a fine of £300, a victim surcharge of £120, and costs of £300.
Cllr Maria Alexandrou, Cabinet Member for Environment at Enfield Council, said: “We have zero tolerance on the misuse of Blue Badges, and continue to step-up our efforts to clamp down on this type of crime.
“Using a Blue Badge that doesn’t belong to you is purely and simply fraud and will not be tolerated on the borough’s streets and car parks.
“If you park in a space designated to valid Blue Badge holders, with a fake or stolen badge, you’ll be committing an offence and will receive a fine and a criminal record if the case goes to court.
“If you have any suspicions someone in the borough has a Blue Badge and it’s not being used by the person it was issued to, let us know so we can investigate the matter and take the appropriate action.”
The combined fines and costs ordered across the six cases total more than £2,000, reflecting the council's continued enforcement efforts against Blue Badge fraud.
