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Blue Badge holders face racking up £3,000 thanks to penalty charge notices being administered while on the school run . One motorist has written into the Guardian newspaper's consumer affairs section demanding help.

They typed: " I’ve racked up £3,000 in PCNs on the school run despite my blue badge." They said: " I have been sent 19 penalty charge notices (PCNs) by Newham council for driving into a restricted healthy school streets zone despite the fact I hold a blue badge access permit to drop and collect my children at school.

"The problems began when I had a car accident. My insurer issued me with three successive courtesy cars while mine was out of action. I therefore bought courtesy permits for each vehicle so I could continue driving into the zone. I have a disabil

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