Peterborough City Council - Disabled Parking

Disabled Parking

Car Parks

Disabled drivers are able to park in any City Council car park wholly within the parking bays free of charge - all day should you wish, please ensure that your blue badge is clearly displayed with the expiry date showing to the Civil Enforcement Officer

On Street Parking

Disabled drivers may park in pay and display bays free of charge, please ensure that your blue badge is clearly displayed with the expiry date showing to the Civil Enforcement Officer

Extract from Blue Badge Scheme Booklet:

Badge holders may park free of charge and without time limit at parking meters on-street and "pay and display" on-street parking unless a local traffic order, specifying a time limit for holders of disabled parking badges, such as a ban on loading is in force

Badge holders may be exempt from limits on parking times imposed on other users. (Check local signs for information).

Badge holders may usually park on single or double yellow lines for up to three hours in England and Wales, or without any time limit in Scotland except where there is a ban on loading or unloading, and at a few locations where local schemes apply - e.g. the area of Central London.

The Blue Badge must be displayed, and in England and Wales the special blue parking disc must be displayed showing the time of arrival.

There must be an interval of at least one hour from a previous period of waiting before the same vehicle can be parked in the same road or part of a road on the same day.

The Blue Badge is not a licence to park anywhere. You must NOT park:

During the time a ban on loading or unloading is in force (normally indicated by one or two yellow marks on the kerb at the times shown on post mounted plates).
Double Yellow kerb markings indicate: No loading at any time. Loading prohibited 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Single Yellow kerb markings indicate specific timed restrictions for example Mon-Fri 8.00-9.30am 4.30-6.30pm - check local signage for restriction details
No loading Loading prohibited for any lesser period. The arrow indicates the direction in which the prohibition starts

However, in pedestrian areas, waiting and loading restrictions may be in force even where there are no yellow lines shown on the road or kerb. Details of any restrictions in force will be shown on plates displayed at the kerb side of the road.

Where there are double white lines in the centre of the road even if one of the lines is broken
In a bus or tram land during its hours of operation
In a cycle lane
On any clearway, double or single red lines during their hours of operation
On all pedestrian crossings - including Zebra, pelican, Toucan and Puffin crossings.
On zig-zag markings before and after Zebra, Pelican, Toucan and Puffin crossings
In parking places reserved for specific users e.g. permit holders only, loading bays, taxis, cycles
On a residents parking bay, unless there are signs showing that you may do so
In suspended meter bays or when use of the meter is prohibited
Where temporary restrictions on parking are in force along a length of road e.g. as indicated by no-waiting cones
On school "keep-clear" markings during the hours shown on a yellow no-stopping plate

You must also NOT park where it would be obstructive or cause a danger to others. The following are likely examples:

At school entrances, bus stops, on a bend, or near the brow of a hill or hump bridge
Where it would make it difficult for others to see clearly e.g. close to a junction
Where it would make the road narrow e.g. by a traffic island or where roadwork is in progress
Where it would hold up traffic e.g. in narrow stretches of road or blocking vehicle entrances
Where emergency vehicles stop or go in and out e.g. hospital entrances
Where the kerb has been lowered or the road raised to form a pedestrian crossing
On a pavement unless signs permit it