A woman has been prosecuted for fraudulently obtaining a resident parking permit for an address in Eltham.

Canan Yusuf, 35, was regularly seen displaying a permit while parked in Dunvegan Road.

Yusuf, a management consultant, would then head to the station to commute to central London for work.

Following a tip-off, Greenwich Council investigated and found Yusuf had fraudulently submitted an application for the permit in May 2017, for her former Well Hall Road address.

Yusuf was prosecuted under the Fraud Act 2006 and appeared at Bexley Magistrates' Court in October, where she pleaded not guilty and chose to have her case heard by a jury at crown court.

However, on March 19 at Woolwich Crown Court, she changed her plea to guilty.

Yusuf was sentenced to a three-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay the council’s legal costs of £1,800 and a £20 victim surcharge.

Addressing Yusuf, Judge David Miller said: "You were of good character and have lost that through your own stupidity rather than outright dishonesty. I consider that you have been through the mill with these proceedings and I do not think that you will offend again."

Cllr Jackie Smith said: “Resident parking permits are there for residents so they can park near their own homes, and Ms Yusuf’s fraudulent actions may have deprived a genuine resident of a much-needed parking space.

“We hope Ms Yusuf has learned a valuable lesson and that her criminal record will now serve as a reminder to her and others that Greenwich will not tolerate fraud and we will not hesitate to prosecute.”

If you suspect someone is committing fraud against the Royal Borough please call 0800 169 6975 or email fraud@royalgreenwich.gov.uk