Disabled drivers could lose their blue badges due to delays caused by new disability assessments, campaigners have warned.
Changes designed to combat fraud, which include a new face-to-face assessment, are causing delays in determining disabled drivers eligibility for blue badges as assessors struggle to keep up with demand.
Andy Pike, Policy and Campaigns Officer at the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) told the Telegraph:
“Many disabled people in the UK rely on the blue badge scheme to be able to go shopping, take part in social activities and live an independent life.
“Delays in renewing applications that potentially leave disabled people trapped at home are unacceptable and need to be urgently looked at.”
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