Disabled drivers eligible for a Blue Badge can apply for or renew one online, using the UK Government website.
A Blue Badge permits the user to park in disabled bays. It means people with mobility issues can stop closer to their destination.
The online service makes the process of applying for a Blue Badge quick and easy. The Department for Transport (DfT) says it can be completed in less than 30 minutes.
In the past, applicants were asked to send supporting documents in the post, leading to lengthy waiting times while the application was assessed. A survey found it took an average of 17 days for a driver to receive a Blue Badge – or 28 days if a medical assessment was required.
Now, all documents, including photographs and proof of identity, can be uploaded to the Blue Badge page on the UK Government website. We found it takes around 13 minutes, or closer to 30 minutes if additional information is required.
Video guide to applying for a Blue Badge
The video above provides a quick guide to applying for or renewing a Blue Badge. To go through the process yourself, visit the Gov.uk website.
You will need details of your current badge (if you have one), along with a digital or signed photograph, your National Insurance number, proof of identification, proof of benefits (if you receive any) and proof of residence.
The fee for a Blue Badge is up to £10 in England and £20 in Scotland, while Welsh motorists don’t have to pay. A badge usually lasts up to three years.
Note: you can save your part-completed application and return to it later if needed.
Applying for a Blue Badge works differently if you live in Northern Ireland. Follow this link to apply if so.
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Please help me, I have just spent hours trying to talk to someone about renewing my blue badge, to be told no one in the office go to library, phoned library like you there is no one available, I don’t have a printer so again help can someone send me out the form, or is there a person I can speak to please.
Please can you help me, I have bean trying to renew my blue badge, I have been down to the council office in leigh and wigan. The first time it was just closed , so I tried the following week, the third time I went thire was a notice on the door saying ” closed until the 2nd of January 2021, so I went to wigan office to find the same ,now I only have 1day left and found out that I could do it on hearon line,so I do hope you can let me have my renewal. Thank you
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