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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Alice Peacock & Kieran Isgin

Disabled drivers issued urgent warning ahead of summer holidays

Disabled drivers in the UK have been warned that their blue badges may not be valid if they go on holiday in Europe.

Due to an aftereffect of Brexit, ministers are still negotiating with 11 nations on the status of UK blue badges. Previously, the badges were recognised all across the EU but that changed once the UK left two years ago, the Mirror reports.

While travellers were allowed to use their permits in a variety of countries such as France, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Portugal, this is no longer the case with recognition stopping on December 21, 2020 - when the EU transition period ended. Now, the countries are still "undecided" on whether they can accept blue badges or not, according to the UK government website.

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