Blue Badge Scheme
Blue Badges allow cars carrying people who are registered blind, or people who have severe walking difficulties, to be parked near shops, stations and other facilities.
Blue Badges are issued to individuals not vehicles. You can use a Blue Badge as a driver and a passenger.
The Blue Badge is recognised throughout Europe.
Who can get a Blue Badge?
You are automatically eligible if:
- you receive the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance
- you receive a War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement
- you are registered blind.
You may be eligible if you:
- drive a vehicle regularly, have a severe disability in both arms, and are unable to operate, or have considerable difficulty in operating, all or some types of parking meter
- are unable to walk or have considerable difficulty in walking because of a permanent and substantial difficulty. This difficulty needs to be at a level where you would qualify for the higher rate mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA). If you are aged between 3 and 65 you are eligible for DLA and will be asked to apply for it before you apply for a Blue Badge. The result of your DLA assessment may mean that you automatically qualify for a Blue Badge.
If you do not automatically qualify for a Blue Badge we may have to do an assessment of your situation.
Children under two may qualify if, due to a specific medical condition, they need to travel with bulky medical equipment or be close to a vehicle for emergency medical treatment. These badges will expire on the day after the child’s second birthday. Further information on this can be found in the new Blue Badge scheme regulations published by the Department for Transport.
Organisations caring for disabled people meeting the above criteria may be able to get a badge, but this is entirely at our discretion.
Where can I find out more?
How can I apply for a Blue Badge?
Download the correct application form below and return it to the address shown on the form.
Standard application form
Most people who apply will need to use this form.
Standard application form [Word 539kb] 
Standard application form [PDF 137kb] 
Application form for children under two years old
Use this form if you are applying for a Blue Badge for a child who is less than two years old. If you are applying for a child who is over two years old use the standard application form.
Child under two application form [394kb]
Child under two application form [80kb]
Application form for people with severe arm disabilities
Severe arm disability application form [430kb]
Severe arm disability application form [89kb]
Application form for organisations
Organisations application form [339kb]
Organisations application form [89kb]
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