Blue Badges stripped from tens of thousands of Brits in major new crackdownThe government has revoked at least 22,000 blue badges issued to people with mobility or other disabilities who had since died as part of a record-breaking anti-fraud campaign, officials saidView 2 Images The Blue Badge parking disc is issued in the UK to disabled drivers (Image: UIG via Getty Images)A new crackdown has seen tens of thousands of Blue Badges stripped from Brits following an investigation by the government. ‌The government has revoked at least 22,000 blue badges issued to people with mobility or other disabilities who had since died. ‌According to an investigation by officials, relatives of Blue Badge holders who had died had been taking advantage of their permits and even selling them. Each authority holds separate data on how many of the revoked badges were intentionally misused, making a UK-wide figure difficult to estimate. "I was shocked when I learned there is an illegal black market of blue badges, which makes a mockery of that system.