Rio Beardmore (Image: Rio Beardmore / SWNS) Want Stoke-on-Trent news emailed to you direct from our journalists? Sign up to our newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time.More info Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Fraudster Rio Beardmore registered his van in the name of a 'dead man' - after racking up parking fines totalling £15,000. The locksmith got into James Sharman's flat and stole his identity to try to avoid the parking penalties.