The Disabled Persons Badge Scheme
The Disabled Person’s Badge Scheme applies throughout England and Wales and, with slight variation in Scotland. England and Wales, includes all of Greater London except the central area.
The Disabled Person’s Badge scheme does not apply at certain security-sensitive areas, such as airports.
Generally, under the Disabled Person’s Badge scheme:
Disabled Person’s Badge holders MAY;
On Street Parking :-
- Park on single or double yellow line
- Outside controlled hours without time limit
During controlled hours without time limit with Badge displayed
Park on a disabled bay indefinitely - Park at, pay and display, shared use bays etc. without charge
Off Street Parking :-
- Park in a designated Disabled Bay only
- Payment required if parked in any other bay
Disabled Person’s Badge holders MAY NOT;
- Park where a loading ban is in force
- Park at special bays e.g. doctor, police, diplomatic, sometimes resident
- Park on footways unless there is an exemption indicated by signs and white lines
- Park on red routes in London
- Park on clearways
- Park on bus stops
- Park on taxi ranks
- Park on pedestrian crossing or its extended markings
Disabled Person’s Badge holders may never have their vehicle clamped in any circumstances, even if a contravention has occurred and a Penalty Charge Notice has been issued to the vehicle. Thus, for example, a vehicle displaying a Disabled Person’s Badge which has parked on a yellow line in excess of the three hours allowed may receive a Penalty Charge Notice but still may not be clamped.
A Disabled Person’s Badge holder’s vehicle may not be removed to a pound but may, in certain circumstances, be moved or relocated to a nearby street if, for example, it is causing a serious obstruction. The Local Authority may not charge any fee for this.
In most cases, local authorities' social services departments issue Disabled Person’s Badges. Parking Services cannot deal with any matter concerning their issue or non-issue.
Mobility Unit http://www.mobility-unit.dft.gov.uk
