The Blue Badge scheme supports people who cannot easily get around by helping them park closer to their destination. Blue Badges are also known as disabled parking permits. They are valid for up to three years.
Charges
A new Blue Badge costs £20.
A replacement for a lost, stolen or damaged badge costs £4.60.
There is no charge if you are:
- 16 or under
- under 19 and in full-time non-advanced education
Apply for or re-apply for a Blue Badge
The application process depends on your circumstances. Find out who qualifies for a Blue Badge on the mygov.scot website.
Applications can take up to 18 weeks.
We don't send out reminders when badges are due to expire. You can re-apply 18 weeks before your badge is due to expire.
If you enter your email address when you apply, we will contact you by email. Please check your junk folder.
To apply for a Blue Badge you will need:
- National Insurance number or NHS Number
- proof of your address
- proof of your identity
- proof of benefits (if you get any)
- a recent digital photo showing your head and shoulders
- details of your current badge (if you’re reapplying)
You will automatically qualify for a Blue Badge if you are over the age of two and one of the following applies:
- are blind (severely sight impaired);
- receive the higher rate of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance;
- receive the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment and have been awarded either:
- 8 points or more for 'moving around'
- 12 points for ‘planning and following journeys’
- receive the higher rate mobility component of Child Disability Payment;
- receive the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment and have been awarded either:
- 8 points or more in the 'moving around' activity
- 12 points for ‘planning and following a journey’ activity
- enhanced rate mobility under special rules for terminal illness
- receive the War Pensioner's Mobility supplement; or
- receive a qualifying award under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation) scheme.
Applicants whose benefit award will end within three years of the application date will only be issued with a blue badge until the end of their benefit award.
To apply under this criteria, complete an online application.
You may qualify for a badge if you are over the age of two and one of the following applies:
- you have a permanent and substantial disability which means you are unable to walk, or virtually unable to walk
- you are unable to walk, or virtually unable to walk because of a temporary but substantial disability which is likely to last for a period of at least 12 months but less than 3 years
As part of this process many applicants are contacted by telephone to gather further information and are invited to an independent mobility assessment. This is required when the information supplied on the form has not met the criteria set by Transport Scotland.
You will meet a healthcare professional who will observe how you walk as often the level difficulty is not fully captured in the forms. This helps provide more evidence to be put against the criteria.
To apply under this criteria, complete an online application.
You may qualify for a badge if you are over the age of three and the following applies:
- has a diagnosed mental health, cognitive or behavioural condition
- lacks awareness of danger from traffic which is likely to compromise your safety or the safety of others
You will require the support of a professional who is working with the applicant and can verify the risk, applications without this cannot be accepted.
If the applicant is still driving they will not qualify for a Blue Badge under this criteria.
To apply under this criteria, download and complete a Risk in Traffic application. Please note you cannot yet apply online under this criteria.
A child under three may qualify for a badge if one of the following applies:
- they have a condition requiring transportation of medical equipment which cannot be carried around with the child without great difficulty
- they have a condition that requires that they must always be kept near a motor vehicle on account of a condition so that they can, if necessary, be treated for that condition in the vehicle or taken quickly in the vehicle to a place where they can be treated
To apply under this criteria, complete an online application.
If a badge is awarded under this criteria, the badge will be issued for a maximum period ending on the day immediately following their third birthday.
You may qualify for a badge if the following applies:
- you drive a vehicle regularly, have severe disability in both arms and are unable to operate, or have considerable difficulty in operating parking meters.
To apply under this criteria, complete an online application.
Your organisation may qualify for a badge if both of the following applies:
- cares for and transports disabled people who would meet one or more of the eligibility criteria for an individual Blue Badge; and
- has a clear need for an organisational badge rather than using the individual Blue Badge of the people it is transporting.
To apply under this criteria, complete an online application.
Replace a lost or stolen Blue Badge
If your Blue Badge is lost or stolen contact the police.
They will give you a Lost Property Reference Number if it's lost, or a Crime Reference Number if it's stolen. You need this number to complete the application.
To apply for a replacement badge complete an online application.
Replace a lost, stolen or damaged Blue Badge
Payment
If your application is successful, and we have contacted you requesting payment for your badge, payments can be made online by using the following link.
When we receive your payment we will send you your badge, parking clock and a booklet listing your rights and responsibilities as a blue badge holder.
Refused applications
If you do not agree with the reason for your application being refused, you can ask for a review of the decision.
Write to this address within 28 days of the date of refusal. Your letter must include
- the reasons why you believe the decision is incorrect, and
- why you feel your individual circumstances meet the Blue Badge eligibility criteria.
It may help your appeal if you can supply further evidence of your eligibility for a blue badge.
Blue Badge Team
Angus House
Forfar
DD8 1AN
Report Blue Badge fraud
If you suspect misuse or the dishonest acquisition of a Blue Badge you can report it online.
Report fraud against the council
Find information on how to use your Blue Badge correctly on the Citizens Advice Scotland website.
Returning a badge
If you no longer need the badge (for example because the holder has died) return the badge to your nearest library or send it to us at:
Blue Badge Team
Angus House
Forfar
DD8 1AN
Tell us:
- name of the badge holder
- badge number
- reason for returning the badge
Contact us
If you need assistance, you can contact the Blue Badge Team by emailing BlueBadges@angus.gov.uk
Paper applications can be collected from your local library or can be downloaded using the links below and printed out.