You can apply for a "Blue Badge" for your car as the driver or a passenger if you have a disability and meet one of the conditions listed below.

A Blue Badge normally allows you to park near to your destination without the risk of getting parking tickets. There are still some restrictions on where you can park; these include Red Routes, or areas with loading restrictions or double yellow lines, and urban clearways.

Who can have this service?

You should live in Waltham Forest, and meet at least one of the following conditions:

  • be registered blind
  • receive Mobility Allowance, or the higher rate of the mobility part of the Disability Living Allowance
  • use a vehicle supplied by a Government agency or Department
  • receive a Government grant towards your own vehicle
  • receive a War Pensioners Mobility Supplement
  • have a major disability which means you are unable to walk or have great difficulty in walking (to be confirmed by your doctor)
  • have a severe disability in both arms and regularly drive a motor vehicle but cannot turn the steering wheel of the vehicle, even if fitted with a turning knob

Will I have to pay towards this service?

No. There is no charge for a Blue Badge.

How to get this service

If you feel this service will help you or the person you are caring for –

Download and fill in the Blue Badge application form together with the accompanying letter.

Take them or post them to the Mobility Team along with two passport size photographs with your signature on the back. The photographs will be returned if your application is unsuccessful.

Other information

If you receive Mobility Allowance we will need to confirm this either by asking you to show your benefit book or an official letter of confirmation

your disability is expected to continue for at least two years

It is expected that you are unable to walk more than 100 metres in order to need a Blue Badge. We may ask your doctor (with your permission) to confirm the maximum distance you are able to walk.

We will review your need for a Blue Badge every three years

Contact us:

  • By calling Waltham Forest Direct on 020 8496 3000
  • Or by visiting the Mobility Team