You may qualify if you:

• Are receiving the higher rate of the Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance
• Are receiving a War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement
• Use a motor vehicle supplied by a government health department
• Are a registered blind person
• Have severe disability in both upper limbs, drive a motor vehicle Regularly but cannot turn the steering wheel by hand even if that wheel is fitted with a turning knob
• Have a permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk or very considerable difficulty in walking

To find out if you are eligible for a Blue Badge you can call us on 020 8430 2000 or enquire at your nearest Local Service Centre.

How to apply for a Blue Badge

You will need to fill out a Blue Badge application form and take it in to your Local Service centre.

To get an application form you can:

• Ring 020 8430 2000 and we can send one out to you
• Pick one up from your Local Service Centre
• Download the form here

Once you have filled in the form please bring it in to your Local Service Centre. Please bring the following with you:

• An original and up to date copy of your Disability living Allowance entitlement letter. If you need an up to date copy of this letter, telephone 08457 123 456.
• Two passport size photographs
• An administrative fee of £2.00 will charged for the issue of a Blue Badge
• Car details , make, model, colour, registration number and name and address of driver
• Proof of address and proof of identification

Where the scheme applies

The badges - sometimes known as disabled parking permits - can be used throughout the UK and while travelling abroad within the European Union (EU) and in some other European countries.

Find out more on disabled parking permits in the Department for Transport website.

The Blue Badge scheme does not apply to off-street car parks, private roads or at most airports. Find out more on the Blue Badge exemptions page.

Appealing or making a complaint about a blue badge decision

If you would like to appeal or make a complaint about a decision on whether you can receive a blue badge, please do so at the local service centre where you made your application. They will process and investigate your appeal or complaint.

If you are not happy with the outcome of the appeal, you can ask for your complaint or appeal to be taken to further, in which case it will be forwarded in writing to the Transport and Concessionary Travel Commissioning Manager who will investigate your case further.