<p>Chirag Patel, 33, founder of a chain of cosmetic dentists, was branded a skinflint, miser and a cheat, his lawyer said, for dodging the 15-pound-a-day parking fee, the Daily Express reported.<br /><br />Patel is said to have started using the sticker, which was issued to his business partner's dad prior to his death, when he bought the bright red Ferrari California convertible.<br />He had a 540 pound-a-year parking permit for another of his top-of-the-range cars. However, instead of applying for a new permit for the Ferrari or paying the 15 pound-a-day fee, he started displaying the disabled user's sticker.<br /><br />Patel was secretly filmed as he parked the sports car outside one of his salons in Putney, south-west London, in December 2009.<br /><br />He admitted at London's South Western magistrate's court two counts of misuse of the sticker.<br /><br />He was fined 700 pounds on each count plus costs, amounting to 2,199 pounds. Patel denied fraud and the charge was dropped.<br /><br />He was full of remorse, as he "unreservedly apologised" for the scam Friday.</p>
<p>Chirag Patel, 33, founder of a chain of cosmetic dentists, was branded a skinflint, miser and a cheat, his lawyer said, for dodging the 15-pound-a-day parking fee, the Daily Express reported.<br /><br />Patel is said to have started using the sticker, which was issued to his business partner's dad prior to his death, when he bought the bright red Ferrari California convertible.<br />He had a 540 pound-a-year parking permit for another of his top-of-the-range cars. However, instead of applying for a new permit for the Ferrari or paying the 15 pound-a-day fee, he started displaying the disabled user's sticker.<br /><br />Patel was secretly filmed as he parked the sports car outside one of his salons in Putney, south-west London, in December 2009.<br /><br />He admitted at London's South Western magistrate's court two counts of misuse of the sticker.<br /><br />He was fined 700 pounds on each count plus costs, amounting to 2,199 pounds. Patel denied fraud and the charge was dropped.<br /><br />He was full of remorse, as he "unreservedly apologised" for the scam Friday.</p>