Katie Price risks £1k fine as she uses Harvey’s disabled badge to dump car on a PAVEMENT – but son is nowhere to be seen
KATIE Price has risked a £1k fine as she used her son Harvey’s disabled badge to dump her car on a pavement.
The 46-year-old star, who has been starring as a wicked step-sister in a pantomime production of Cinderella, displayed a blue disabled badge in the window, despite her son Harvey not being in attendance.
Katie’s eldest son Harvey was born with the rare genetic condition Prader-Willi syndrome, and is also autistic and partially blind.
The former glamour model was accompanied by her boyfriend JJ Slater as she positioned her Nissan on the pavement and blocked it, while arriving at Northwich Memorial Court on Sunday, December 29.
The blue badge that Katie displayed showed her arrival time as 2:30pm.
Katie attempted to conceal her identity in a black hoody and cap, with her hood up.
She wore blue jeans and trainers and clutched onto a large black handbag as she followed her Married At First Sight star boyfriend inside.
It is a criminal offence to misuse the badge, as stated on the Gov UK website, and Harvey was not in attendance at the time of the star using it.
The website reads: “This includes people other than the badge holder taking advantage of the parking concessions provided under the scheme.
“It could lead to a £1,000 fine and confiscation of the badge.”
The badge rules on the site also specify that those using it should not park “where it would endanger, inconvenience or obstruct pedestrians or other road users.”
This includes on a pavement, “unless signs permit it,” as wheelchairs and pedestrians cannot pass.
The guidelines on badge use continue: “The badge remains the property of the issuing local council. They can ask for the badge to be returned if it is being misused.”
The Sun has contacted Katie’s rep for comment.
It comes after Katie was joined by her son Harvey Price on stage at the pantomime she’s been starring in a few days ago.
The star shared a clip of Harvey dancing on stage next to her on social media.
Blue Badge scheme
The Blue Badge is not a licence to park anywhere. Like other road users, you must obey the rules of the road, as laid out in the Highway Code. Here is a list of places where you must not park:
- Places where a ban on loading or unloading is in force, as indicated above by kerb markings. You may wish to check whether a particular local council has, exceptionally, chosen to allow Blue Badge holders to park where there are loading restrictions.
- Parking places reserved for specific users such as resident’s bays or loading bays. You may wish to check whether a particular local council has chosen to exempt Blue Badge holders from these restrictions.
- Pedestrian crossings (zebra, pelican, toucan and puffin crossings), including areas marked by zig-zag lines.
- Clearways (no stopping).
- A bus stop clearway during its hours of operation.
- An urban clearway within its hours of operation. You may pick up or drop off passengers. All parking is forbidden.
- School ‘keep clear’ markings during the hours shown on a yellow no-stopping plate.
- Bus, tram or cycle lanes or cycle tracks. Badge holders are not entitled to drive in bus lanes during their hours of operation.
- Where there are double white lines in the centre of the road, even if one of the lines is broken.
- Suspended meter bays or when use of the meter is not allowed.
- Where temporary parking restrictions are in force, as shown for example by no-waiting cones.
- The Blue Badge is not a licence to park anywhere. If you park where it would cause an obstruction or danger to other road users you could be fined or receive a Penalty Charge Notice or have your vehicle removed.
- Do not park where it would endanger, inconvenience or obstruct pedestrians or other road users. Examples of dangerous or obstructive parking include the following, although there are others:
- school entrances, bus stops, on a bend, or near the brow of a hill or hump bridge
- parking opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space
- where it would make the road narrow, such as by a traffic island or roadworks
- where it would hold up traffic, such as in narrow stretches of road or blocking vehicle entrances
- where emergency vehicles stop or go in and out, such as hospital entrances
- where the kerb has been lowered or the road raised to help wheelchair users
- on a pavement, unless signs permit it
The clip, shared to Instagram Stories, was captioned by proud mum Katie as she wrote: “I just love my @officialharveyprice”.
The clip, originally filmed by a fan in the audience, shows Katie alongside her co-star Kerry Katona as the pantomime performed their final number.
Harvey danced alongside his mum to Wizzard’s Christmas hit ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’.
Katie will be raking in £50,000 for her performances in the pantomime at Northwich Memorial Court in Cheshire.
An insider recently told us: “Katie knows her worth and she won’t take a penny less. Despite everything she’s a shrewd negotiator and her name still has some pull when it comes to booking gigs.
“The panto organisers are thrilled with the response to Katie and Kerry being in the show so far and in their eyes it’s money well spent.”