Can I get a blue badge?

DavidM75 · December 2017

I struggle walking in town as there are hills. I was wondering if I could get a blue badge so I could park my car near where I want to be. I have COPD and get out of breath easily.

Sam_Scope · December 2017

Hi @DavidM75
Welcome to the community.

Who can get a Blue Badge

You’re automatically eligible for a Blue Badge if you:

are registered as blind
get the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
get Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and scored 8 points or more in the ‘moving around’ area of your assessment - check your decision letter if you’re not sure
get War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement
received a lump sum payment as part of the Armed Forces Compensation scheme (tariffs 1 to 8), and have been certified as having a permanent and substantial disability

If you're not automatically eligible

You might still be able to get a badge. You'll have to fill in an extra part of the application to show why you need one.

You should do this if:

you have problems walking that are permanent, or that your doctor says are likely to last at least a year
you can't use your arms
you're applying on behalf of a child aged over 2 who has problems walking, or a child under 3 who needs to be close to a vehicle because of a health condition

The application is more complicated if you're not automatically eligible. It's worth getting help from an adviser at your nearest Citizens Advice to fill in the form properly.

wilko · February 2018

I had 8 points for mobility yet my council still did a telephone interview about my condition having just been diagnosed two days earlier with MS. Good luck.