Blue badge delay poser

Having severe osteo-arthritis in my right hip,and waiting for a hip replacement I find it increasingly difficult to get near stores for shopping etc.

As result of this difficulty in July this year I applied for a Blue Badge to help in parking.

Weeks later I received a letter saying my application had been received but it would take 12 – 14 weeks to process. About three weeks ago I received a further communication indicating that I would have to attend an assessment to see if I qualified.

I later telephoned the office dealing with it and asked why it takes 12-14 weeks to process the enquiry.

I was told that the badges are hand made which makes the time so lengthy. Having seen badges issued to friends the mind boggles as to what part is hand made.

If I lived just 400 yards across the boundary with Dudley I would have been issued with a badge without any problem.

One would have thought that applications for such a badge would be standard throughout the country.

T A Bennett, Farrington Road, Ettingshall Park, Wolverhampton.