Disabled drivers will be asked to pay for their blue badges in Sutton
Disabled motorists face having to pay for their blue parking badges.
Sutton Council's executive has approved plans to allow a £10 charge to be levied on drivers with mobility problems to receive a badge, allowing them to park in specific parking bays.
The council are charging the £10 to offset additional costs arising from new centralised security arrangements for issuing passes, following a rise in fraud.
Sutton Council will now launch a consultation on the proposals, which have been adopted by other councils, and would come into place on October 1.
The passes will be valid for three years.
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