If you know how to 'play the system' this country is a doddle. You can get one of those badges if you have asthma. This will save you the congestion charge every day. Fortunately most of us are too busy to bother.

barry wiseman, bromley, kent

They do have pictures on them!.. but on the back.

sally, london,

I love the fact that at my old gym there was a car from Poland parked in a disabled bay, with a blue badge on display, whilst the guy attended the gym. Or how about my neighbor, who uses his disabled parking bay to fix cars. People need to stop acting like victims (unless warranted) and get a life.

John, London, UK

My partner is really good at hiding her disability, Judith. She has a deformed foot, which looks completely normal when you put a shoe on it. A lot of these "bouncing" people may be more disabled than you think.

M. R., Stockport,

Just for the record your photo is on a blue badge. I suffer from MS and therefore have a blue badge for the bad spells and all I get is abuse from people who think I am scamming!! Why should I have to prove myself to you? I work full time and claim no other benifit but still get questioned!

Sally, coventry,

"Stolen blue badges change hands for up to £1,500."

Did you relly have to write that. People should now remove the badge from their cars and take it indoors at the end of the day. There will be more car break in's for people who are parked displaying their badges.

jayil, london, uk

I'm paraplegic and a wheelchair user, I also have a blue badge. But can I park in the disabled parking bay at my local Tesco? No, I simply cannot because the bays are full of cars belonging to OAP's who have a badge because they walk with a stick. The rules for Blue Badges do need amending and soon.

K. Atkinson, Wakefield, U.K

how about mandating a photo on the badge too? I am sick of seeing perfectly healthy people bouncing out of cars just parked in a disabled space, presumably they are not personally eligible for this concession.
Also they should be reviewed periodically.

Judith, London,

Give all the MPs and their families a parking badge too, that will both please them and encourage them to shred any evidence to suggest these badges are being issued unfairly.

Cromwell, Leeds, England

"In Outer London, Bexley has 52 badges per 1,000 residents while Greenwich has only 16."

Have they also compared number of car-owners per 1,000 residents?

tam, Frankfurt, Germany

Well MP's should feel right at home here then !!!!

ian payne, walsall,

Let's face it, you only have to sneeze and Labour are throwing money at you. They don't even bother to check so it's a career for some people. It's amazing how many Incapacity Benefit claimants can play golf and mow a lawn on a very steep incline!

judy, liverpool, England

Make people prove they are dropping off or picking up the disabled person - don't just take their word for it. My partner has a blue badge but we are very careful not to misuse it. If we go to a shop & I'm the only person getting out of the car then we do not use a disabled space.

Jill, Boston, UK

Here in France the disabled parking bays are only used in the summer when the British visit!

Martin Kearns, St Etienne du Bois, France

I took my 80 year old mother to her Dr to enquire about a Blue Badge; though still driving I thought she should be able to park closer to the shops etc.
The Dr explained that the badges were only intended for people who could not walk 50 yards unaided.
Mother may to go back in a few years time !

Peter Hooper, Windsor, UK

MP expenses given too easily, say taxpayers.

Richard Garland, Manchester,