Blue Badge scheme

Apply for, renew or make changes to name or address for Blue Badge

You can apply and renew using our online application.

If you are applying for someone, who because of a mental condition lacks awareness of danger from traffic and are likely to compromise their safety, or the safety of others you cannot apply online. Please contact our Blue Badge team using the contact details shown on this page and request a Risk in Traffic application form. Please include your name and address within the email.

You may be asked to upload evidence on your application form, help with this is provided by accessing the ‘Help with uploading evidence’ button below.

Timescales for processing Blue Badges

Once your application has been received and all relevant documents have been verified, the following timescales will apply:-

Automatic applications (including those in receipt of Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment) - six weeks
Further assessment required (not automatic-qualification) - six to eight weeks
Risk in Traffic application - six to eight weeks

Apply for or renew a blue badge

Reporting a change in name or address

To report a change, please email our Blue Badge team using the contact details shown on this page. Please include old and new details to allow us to update our records. There is no requirement to report a change in vehicle as a Blue Badge can be used in any vehicle that the badge holder is travelling in.

Help with uploading evidence

You may be asked to upload evidence as part of your application or enquiry. We can accept jpegs and pdf files but we advise pdfs as the file size is smaller.

Please don’t take photos of your PC screen or phone screen as these can be blurry. If you need to do this you should use the screenshot/print screen function on your PC or phone.

When you take a photo of a document such as a bank statement sometimes the file sizes are too big, especially if you have to upload a lot of different images to your form. This can cause the form to fail and we advise converting jpegs to pdfs. You can do this in the following ways.

On an Android phone

select image you want
from the menu select print image
select Save as pdf
choose where to save it
save

On an iPhone

select the image you want
tap the sharing button and select Print
at the Printer options screen, use a spreading gesture with your fingers on the image preview to show Save as pdf
select Share the converted photo as PDF and choose where to save it

On a PC

right click on the icon of the image
select Convert to Adobe pdf
click on the Save file icon in the top left hand corner
select where to save it
name it
save

Submit evidence