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Apply for a Blue Badge parking permit

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A Blue Badge helps you park closer to your destination if you’re disabled with severe mobility problems.

Eligibility

To find out who is eligible for a Blue Badge, please download Can I get a Blue Badge (PDF 775KB) from GOV.UK.

If you’re a Blue Badge holder, you can use your badge to park a car you’re driving, or a car in which you’re the passenger.

Only the Blue Badge holder can use the badge. It's a criminal offence to use someone else’s Blue Badge, or to drive a vehicle displaying a badge unless the badge holder is in the vehicle. There is a fine of up to £1,000.

Where can I park?

The rules on where Blue Badge holders can park vary depending on which Local Authority you park in.

For Waltham Forest, please download our Blue Badges parking guide (PDF 776KB)

If you're a resident within a controlled parking zone (CPZ) and hold a Blue Badge, you can also apply for a free annual resident parking permit.

Apply for a Blue Badge Click to get info

Step 1: Pay for your Blue Badge

Before you can apply for a new Blue Badge you’ll need to pay a £10 administration fee. If your application is not successful, we’ll refund the fee.

There is no charge for replacement badges if the original card has been stolen or is faded. 

You’ll need to either:

  • give us a copy of the crime report with the crime reference number
  • return the faded badge

Pay online

Pay for a Blue Badge

Pay by phone

Call Waltham Forest Direct on 020 8496 3000.

Step 2: Apply for your Blue Badge

With your application, you'll also need to supply:

  • documents relating to your condition - these will be specified on the application form
  • a passport-quality photograph - visit GOV.UK for rules for passport photographs

Please don't send original documents.

Apply online

Apply for a Blue Badge

Apply by email or post

You can collect an application form from a Library Plus branch.

    Please send, or email, your completed application form and supporting evidence to our Mobility Team at the address in the Contact section below.

    Or you can return it in person to a Library Plus branch. 

    Once you've applied

    Please note, applications can take up to 28 days to be processed.

     

      Displaying your Blue Badge Click to get info

      Your Blue Badge must be displayed so it can be clearly read through the front windscreen.

      It must be:

      • on the vehicle's dashboard or fascia panel
      • so the front of the badge with the hologram is facing up
      • so the side showing the photograph is facing down

      It must not be:

      • faded or illegible through damage

      If this is the case, please request a replacement from us. 

      Displaying an illegible badge or incorrectly displaying the badge may result in a Penalty Charge Notice being issued.

      Parking clocks (discs)

      If you need to use a parking clock with your Blue Badge, you must display it so it can be clearly read through the front windscreen.

      It must be:

      • on the dashboard or fascia panel
      • set to show the quarter hour period during which you arrived

      It must not be:

      • used instead of, or without, the Blue Badge

      When to display parking clocks

      Type of parking bay What to display
      Waiting restrictions for three hours Badge and clock displayed to arrival time
      PaybyPhone bays Badge displayed
      Shared use bays Badge displayed
      Market trader bays for three hours  Badge and clock displayed to arrival time
      Short stay parking bays without time restrictions Badge displayed
      On street disabled bays max stay three hours, no return same day Badge and clock displayed to arrival time
      Car park disabled bays max stay three hours, no return same day Badge and clock displayed to arrival time
      Car parks, other bays without restrictions Badge displayed

      Contact Click to get info

      Please note, we are unable to see personal callers. 

      Mobility Team

      Waltham Forest Council
      Town Hall
      Forest Road
      Walthamstow 
      E17 4JF 

      Phone: 020 8496 3000
      Email: Mobility.Services@walthamforest.gov.uk

      Help with completing online forms Click to get info

      If you don't have access to a computer, you can visit a Library Plus branch where you can use a self-service PC to log your request or report. Staff are available to support you if you need it.​​​​​​​