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What is the Blue Badge scheme?

The Blue Badge scheme provides parking concessions for people with severe walking difficulties so that they can leave their vehicles close to shops or other places they need to visit.

Who can get a Blue Badge? Sign saying disabled badge holders only

The scheme is open to Redbridge residents who are:

  • registered blind
  • receiving the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance  
  • receiving a War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme 
  • unable to walk or have considerable difficulty walking due to permanent and substantial disability
  • have a congenital disability affecting both arms
  • is a child under the age of two with a medical condition requiring bulky medical equipment or immediate access to a vehicle for treatment

How do I apply for a Blue Badge?

What information do I need to supply?

Please read the application form and provide all necessary documentation relevant to your application:

  • two recent passport size photographs with name signed and printed on the back of each photo
  • proof of address
  • confirmation of identity
  • evidence of higher rate of mobility component of Disability Living Allowance, War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (if applicable)
  • organisational applicants require a copy of their log book and organisational logo (if applicable)

Payment details

A fee of £10 is payable when collecting the Blue Badge.  

What happens next?

Once the application form has been submitted, you need to allow 15 working days for it to be processed. You will be informed in writing when your badge is ready or if you do not qualify for a badge.

How do I renew my Blue Badge?

A Blue Badge application form must be completed to renew your badge and sent at least one month before the expiry date on your badge. You can apply to renew a badge online at Directgov.

When collecting your new badge you must bring with you your previous clock and badge otherwise you will not be issued with your new badge.

Is my badge transferable between vehicles?

Blue Badges can only be issued to those who are eligible and are not given to relatives or carers. They can be used in any car the badge holder is driving or in which he or she is a passenger. 

It is an offence under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to display a badge on a vehicle when it is not being used to transport the badge holder. You could be faced with a fine of up to £1,000.

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