Blue Badge Eligibility Criteria

 

The Blue Badge Scheme provides a national arrangement of parking concessions for people with various disabilities, who travel either as drivers or passengers

 

YOU WILL QUALIFY FOR A BADGE AUTOMATICALLY IF YOU CAN SUPPLY EVIDENCE THAT:

 
  • You are registered Blind under the National Assistance Act 1948
  • You receive either Mobility Allowance or the HIGHER RATE of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance
  • You receive a war pensioner's mobility supplement
  • You receive a Government grant towards your own vehicle
  • Your vehicle was supplied by the Department of Social Security, the Scottish Office and Health Department or the Welsh Office
 
YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR A BADGE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY IF:
 
  • Your disability is PERMANENT and SUBSTANTIAL, i.e. you are unable to walk or have severe difficulty in walking
  • You hold a valid driving licence and have a severe disability in both upper limbs and are unable to turn the steering wheel of your vehicle by hand

 

Applications considered at the discretion of Peterborough City Council will likely include contact being made by the council to the applicants GP to assist in the decision making process

 
THE SCHEME DOES NOT ALLOW BADGES TO BE ISSUED IF:
 
  • You have a temporary disability such as a broken leg
  • You suffer from a psychological disorder unless your disability causes severe difficulty in walking
  • You are under two years of age
  • Your problem is with carrying shopping
  • Your problem is intermittent and does not CONTINUOUSLY severely restrict your ability to walk
 
PLEASE NOTE:
 
It is the intention of the Scheme that only SEVERELY disabled people will qualify and that badges will only be issued to people who are able to walk with excessive labour and at an extremely slow pace or with excessive pain. Applicants should generally be physically incapable of visiting shops, public buildings and other places unless allowed to park close to their destination. It is essential that the applicant is able to make purposeful use of the Scheme after leaving the vehicle, if necessary using walking aids/wheelchair.
 
The applicant's ability to walk or severe difficulty in walking must be permanent and not just intermittent or temporary. The degree of disability should not be less than that required to qualify for Mobility Allowance or the higher rate of the Disability Living Allowance.
 
Should you need to discuss any query you may have with regards to an application, please telephone our Blue Badge section (01733) 452356 or email blue.badges@peterborough.gov.uk
Peterborough City Council. Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1QT - (01733) 747474 - DX12310 Peterborough 1