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Parking for disabled people and the Blue Badge scheme

How and where to park as a disabled person in Islington including applying for and renewing a Blue Badge, free resident permits and what to do if your Blue Badge is lost or stolen.

Who can apply for and use a Blue Badge

The Blue Badge scheme allows you to park closer to a destination if you have a physical or mental health disability that severely affects you walking short distances.

GOV.UK has a list of reasons that may make you eligible for a blue badge.

The council decides whether you are eligible. We will need evidence and it can take up to eight weeks to decide and issue a Blue Badge.

You must:

be able to prove that you have severe difficulty walking short distances
have difficulties that are expected to last three years or more
must be experiencing these issues regularly.

Blue Badges are not issued based on a diagnosis or condition, or on a person’s ability to use public transport or ability to walk long distances.

Who can use a Blue Badge

A Blue Badge can only be used:

by the person who it is issued to
in any vehicle that you are driving or a passenger in.

If a Blue Badge is seen being used by a person other than the badge holder, it may be taken away and the user prosecuted for misuse. The Blue Badge may also be taken away, not to be used again.