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Essential website maintenance

The website will be unavailable from 10pm this evening (18 June) until approximately 6am on 19 June due to essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Disabilities FAQs

Why is the blue badge being re-designed?
How has the blue badge been re-designed?
The badge will be harder to copy and to forge and the physical security features of the badge will be enhanced, with the use of new technologies and printing techniques.

A supplier has been contracted to personalise, print and distribute badges to improve security in production, distribution and supply, to reduce production costs and to help local authorities realise efficiency savings.
How will it make it better?
Why is the fee for a blue badge being increased?
Why is the new fee being set at £10?
What will the fee cover?
Will the blue badge improvement service be safe and secure?
Will the new badge include a readable chip?
Have the rules changed on eligibility?
What is changing with respect to assessments of applicants?
What will it mean if I apply online?
What are the environmental credentials of the badge, clock and the booklet?
What is the blue badge improvement service (BBIS)?
What are the advantages of the blue badge improvement service?