I was stripped of my blue badge on a technicality but now I'll get it back thanks to The Sun, says amputee war veteran | 5BEK6D2 | 2024-03-01 12:08:01
The Afghanistan veteran, 36, was left fuming when Plymouth City Counci
ROYAL Marine amputee hero Ben McBean can be handed back his blue badge after an intervention by The Sun.
The Afghanistan veteran, 36, was left fuming when Plymouth City Council rejected his application to resume the very important parking assist — which he needs after dropping a leg and an arm in a Taliban blast 16 years in the past.
Delighted Ben, at present recovering from a broken ankle after a fall on Remembrance Sunday, stated he was "grateful" for our work after the lifeline move was re-issued.
He added: "It's nice to know that I'll get it back because proper now I do want it to get around with the best way my ankle is.
"It's going to help me get to the key places I must be and to have gotten the decision changed so shortly is nice."
He also praised Veterans Affairs Minister Johnny Mercer, who can also be his native MP, adding: "Johnny was straight on to me asking him to name me, however I didn't see it for a while because I was busy.
"He left me a voicemail and a text and stated he would get it sorted as he knows what it means to me.
"I actually respect his assist. He helped me get my badge in 2021 as properly.
"However not everyone in my position can name on a Government minister or a newspaper to assist them and that's why there needs to be extra of a discussion about how the system can work better.
"It just must be accomplished on widespread sense grounds and made much less about box ticking, where the one that approves you doesn't even see your face."
A supply advised The Sun the rejection had been overturned on Tuesday night time after discussions between the council and the Office for Veterans Affairs.
Plymouth City Council stated the appliance had been rejected as Ben had changed his identify inside the final three years.
A spokeswoman stated: "We have now contacted Mr McBean to help him resolve a problem prompted when he submitted a renewal software beneath a unique identify, which meant his details weren't recognised.
"If he had submitted an software beneath the identify on the current Blue Badge, it will have been renewed without difficulty.
"We at the moment are serving to Mr McBean renew his badge as quickly as potential."
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