Applying for a Blue Badge parking permit

If you receive the high rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA):

You will need to provide your DLA award letter dated within the last 12 months. If your letter is over 12 months old, you will need to call and ask for an up-to-date letter to be sent to you.

• If you were born before 8 April 1948, the number to call is 0800 731 0122
• If you were born after 8 April 1948, the number to call is 0800 121 4600

If your letter states Attendance Allowance, you should not apply under this criterion.

You need to complete a full application giving details of your illness or disability and how your mobility is affected. You should upload any evidence you already have from medical professionals.

The types of evidence you could provide include (but are not limited to):

• A letter of diagnosis (from a specialist), as up-to-date as possible
• Evidence of the progression of the condition over time
• Confirmation of ongoing treatments/clinic attendances, or referral
• Evidence of prescribed medication relevant to your condition
• Evidence of specialist consultations, or referral
• Your Patient Summary or Summary Care Records
• Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP)
• Care Plans from social care teams
• Social housing letters or assessment reports from a local authority
• Letters from other professionals involved in your care
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decision letters
• Evidence of other benefits received
• Contact details of professionals involved in your care

IMPORTANT - you should not ask your GP to write a letter.

Please note: some organisations or specialists may charge a fee for providing documentary evidence on request, the council cannot help with these costs.

If the evidence you provide is not enough to make a decision on your eligibility, you will be required to attend an independent mobility assessment to determine if you meet the criteria, you will not be charged for this.

You need to complete a full application giving details of your illness or disability and the difficulties you experience during a journey, when walking from a vehicle to your destination.

When you complete the form you will need to show that you:

• experience very severe or overwhelming anxiety or
• have an overwhelming sense of fear in open/public/busy spaces or
• avoid some or all types of journey or
• become physically aggressive to others or
• find it difficult or impossible to control your actions or
• have intense responses to overwhelming situations causing temporary loss of behavioural control or
• are at risk of serious harm when walking

You should upload any evidence you already have from medical professionals.

The types of evidence you could provide include (but are not limited to):

• A letter of diagnosis (from a specialist), as up-to-date as possible
• Evidence of the progression of the condition over time
• Confirmation of ongoing treatments/clinic attendances, or referral
• Evidence of prescribed medication relevant to your condition
• Evidence of specialist consultations, or referral
• Your Patient Summary or Summary Care Records
• Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP)
• Care Plans from social care teams
• Social housing letters or assessment reports from a local authority
• Letters from other professionals involved in your care
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decision letters
• Evidence of other benefits received
• Contact details of professionals involved in your care

IMPORTANT - you should not ask your GP to write a letter.

Please note: some organisations or specialists may charge a fee for providing documentary evidence on request, the council cannot help with these costs.

If the evidence you provide is not enough to make a decision on your eligibility, your application will be passed to an expert assessor to determine if you meet the criteria, you will not be charged for this.

For more information

Read the legislation: The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Only drivers with the most severe disabilities in both their arms will qualify under this criterion. Medical evidence or an assessment may be needed to determine eligibility.

You will need to provide your SR1 confirming your diagnosis. If you do not have a SR1 you will need to provide the details of the medical professional who can confirm your diagnosis and that your life expectancy is less than 12 months.

Examples of bulky medical equipment may include (but is not limited to):

• Ventilators
• Suction machines
• Feed pumps
• Parenteral equipment
• Syringe drivers
• Oxygen administration equipment
• Continuous oxygen saturation monitoring equipment
• Casts and associated medical equipment for the correction of hip dysplasia

A child under 3 years old who needs to be kept near a vehicle at all times so that treatment can be given in the vehicle or the child can be quickly driven to a place where they can be treated, such as a hospital.

Examples of highly unstable medical conditions may include (but is not limited to):

• Tracheostomies
• Severe epilepsy/fitting
• Highly unstable diabetes
• Terminal illnesses which prevent the child from spending any more than brief moments outside and who need a quick route home