Double amputee reported for 'not looking disabled enough'
The Herald|May 19, 2023
ETERAN FEARS NEW FIGHT TO KEEP HIS BLUE BADGE
NEIL SHAW
Double amputee reported for 'not looking disabled enough'

A DOUBLE amputee war veteran fears losing his blue parking badge again after he was reported to Plymouth City Council by a warden for ‘not being disabled enough’.

Former Royal Marine Commando Ben McBean said he used his disabled badge this week but was reported by a warden to a council who questioned its legitimacy.

He now fears it will be taken away for a second time – after he battled for 13 years to have it reinstated.

Mr McBean lost an arm and a leg and was expected to die on the flight home from the battlefield in Afghanistan. But after making a remarkable recovery, his disabled badge was taken away from him when he ran the London Marathon a year later.

He battled for 13 years to get it back but questioned whether he would ever use it again when he faced a barrage of abuse when he got out of his car for a hospital appointment in 2021. And now he has taken to social media in fury – and expressed fears it will now be taken away again.

Mr McBean, 35, from Plymouth wrote: “So! I was injured in Afghanistan. Lost two limbs. Ran the marathon a year later. Had my disabled badge revoked. 13 years later got it back. Used it today. Someone complained and now the warden has reported me to the council for using a fake badge.”

His post on Twitter attracted huge public outcry and Ben followed up with his fears of what could happen next. He added: “Looks like I’ll lose it. AGAIN. Absolute joke. Always me.

“I know I’m entitled but they don’t think I am. Divvys.”

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

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