https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/rights/Recent content in rights on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 29 Apr 2026 05:47:37 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/three-million-blue-badge-holders-face-harassment-amid-calls-for-stricter-enforcement/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:47:37 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/three-million-blue-badge-holders-face-harassment-amid-calls-for-stricter-enforcement/Three million people holding Blue Badges in the UK are increasingly at risk of being filmed, harassed, and threatened as anti-Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) sentiments intensify nationwide. Disabled drivers and carers report frequent intimidation by strangers who wrongly accuse them of abusing the system or faking disabilities. One Blue Badge holder from Scotland recounted an alarming incident: while helping their carer load shopping into a vehicle, a passerby confronted the carer, claiming, “You don’t look very disabled to me, you shouldn’t be parked there.