• What is the Blue Badge Scheme?
• How can I get a badge?
• Will I have to pay for the badge?
• How long will it take for me to get my badge?
• How long does the badge last?
• Where do I apply?

What is the Blue Badge Scheme?

The scheme provides a national arrangement of parking concessions for people with severe walking difficulties who travel either as drivers or passengers.  The scheme also applies to registered blind people, and people with very severe upper limb disabilities who regularly drive a vehicle but cannot turn a steering wheel by hand.  It allows badge holders to park close to their destination, but the national concessions apply only to on-street parking. 

How Can I get a badge?

You can get a badge if:

• you receive a higher rate of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance
• you receive a War Pensionsers' Mobility supplement
• you use a motor vehicle supplied for disabled people by a Government Health Department
• you are registered blind
• you have a severe disability in both upper limbs, regularly drive a motor vehicle but cannot turn the steering wheel by hand, even if that wheel is fitted with a turning knob
• you have a permanent and substantial disability which means you are unable to walk or have very considerable difficulty in walking.

Will I have to pay for the badge?

No the badge is free

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How long will it take for me to get my badge?

It will take from three to six weeks for us to process your application for a badge

How long does the badge last?

The badge lasts for three years

Where do I apply?

If you think you may be entitled to a badge, you should apply to:

Blue Badge Scheme, Moray Resource Centre, Maisondieu Road, Elgin, IV30 1RX. Look at a street map for our location

Tel: 01343 551339
Download application form or alternatively apply using our online form

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