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Blue badges given to obese drivers
Councils are handing out Blue Badges to people who are so overweight they can no longer walk more than 50 metres to get to the shops, it has emerged.

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Blue badges are being given to obese people who can no longer walk more than 50 metres to get to the shops Photo: ALAMY

By Sarah Knapton

7:00AM GMT 20 Jan 2014

Obese drivers, who are so heavy they cannot walk more than 50 metres, are being issued with Blue Badges, it has emerged.

The permits, which are supposed to help the disabled, are being issued to people because they struggle to use public transport.

At least half a dozen such permits were recorded in Britain in the last three years, according to figures obtained in a Freedom of Information request by MailOnline.

But there were fears the number could be far higher because many councils do not keep records of the reasons for handing out the badges.

Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum, said: "I don’t think councils should be giving these passes out as the obesity problem gets worse

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10583290/Blue-badges-given-to-obese-drivers.html

We had to jump through hoops to get ours for Lee!

I'm not sure how I feel about this. I will ponder

Stans blue badge runs out on 26th January,still not heard anything yet,when we was having the wet room done,the men said people were having wet rooms put in because they was overweight,he said they should have been issued with a gym membership
Ann x

Why?

Ann I would ring up about Stan's badge. It took me a couple of weeks to get mine and I had to then collect it from my local library in person!

Sorry Ann, that 'why' wasn't aimed at you.
x

I don't think they send reminders for renewal now, Bill didn't get one  for his. I agree Ann, a diet plan & exercise programme would be more appropriate

They don't send reminders for blue badges, in this area if you apply a couple of months before it run out you may be lucky to get it through on time.

You have to fill a form out for a renewal every three years,and send a photo,and ten pound

Ann x