Disabled Parking

The Blue Badge Scheme provides a national arrangement of on-street parking concessions enabling people with disabledsevere walking difficulties who travel either as drivers or passengers to park close to their destinations.

The Scheme also applies to; registered blind people, people with severe upper limb disabilities in both arms who regularly drive a vehicle, and children under two with specific medical conditions. Membership of the scheme is by application.

The central area of London, that is the City of London, the City of Westminster, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and parts of the London Borough of Camden are exempt from the Blue Badge scheme but have special Badge arrangements for disabled people living or working in those areas.

The Disabled Person’s Badge scheme does not apply at certain security-sensitive areas, such as airports.

The Department for Transport has updated the guidance advice on the Blue Badge scheme, effective from June 2011. The guidance document provides local authorities with good practice advice on administering and enforcing the Blue Badge scheme. It replaces the previous guidance issued in 2008. Please see the link below:

http://www.info4local.gov.uk/documents/publications/1931824

For further information please visit:

Disabled parking information on the Camden Council site

Disabled parking information on the Islington Council site

Blue badge application form on the Camden Council site

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