Blue badge permits

Where can I park using my blue badge? 

• where's my nearest blue badge parking bay
• www.bluebadgelondon.org.uk - blue badge holders wishing to park in the central London area
• www.direct.gov.uk/BlueBadgemap - covers 64 cities across the UK

The blue badge permit is available to people with a specific disability or impairment. It can be used in Greater London excluding:

• the central area that is the City of London;
• parts of the London Borough of Camden (near West End);
• the City of Westminster; and
• the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
• Where can I find a blue badge parking bay?

These areas have their own guidelines on use of the blue badge due to acute traffic and parking pressures with fewer parking spaces available than other areas. The areas do offer their own schemes and have agreed that if a blue badge holder parks in a pay-and-display bay or meter bay they will get one hour’s free parking added to the time for which payment has been made, provided that the minimum payment required for that particular bay has been made.

Green badge scheme

• green badge scheme

Blue badge holders may park without charge or time limit in:

• blue badge parking bays (including those within the green badge area);
• residents’ parking bays (except in the green badge area);
• parking meters and pay-and-display bays, including out of order meters (except in the green badge area); and
• designated disabled parking spaces and areas reserved for blue badge holders only

Blue badge holders may park for up to three hours on a single or double yellow line (providing that the clock is also on display) except:

• where there is a loading ban in operation;
• in the green badge area; and
• in the other central London Boroughs.

Holders may not park in:

• suspended bays;
• dedicated disabled bays;
• traders’ bays;
• business bays;
• doctors’ bays;
• taxi stand bays;
• motorcycle bays;
• hospital bays;

Blue badge scheme regulations

Latest blue badge scheme regulations and information from the Department of Transport:

• download: Blue badge scheme regulations (PDF 1.29MB)

Page last updated Nov 29, 2011 10:31 AM