Blue Badge moving into new area with different council

Moonlady
Moonlady Online Community Member Posts: 64 Contributor
in Transport and travel

Hello

My partner has a blue badge and we are hopefully moving into a different council area in a couple of months. This will be 5 hours away from current area

What do we do about the blue badge, as we are moving and he will still need one when we move to the new area ?

I was not sure if our blue badge would be valid in a different council area. OR if we had to apply for a new one in the new council

Thanks

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  • Amaya_Ringo
    Amaya_Ringo Online Community Member Posts: 337 Championing

    Your best bet is to contact the concessionary team at the Council in your new locale. I think each authority does things a little differently. In ours I think that the badge would just be allowed to run until it expired and then you'd apply afresh in the new council area. But it's better to check with the authority to see if they have any particular requirements.

  • Moonlady
    Moonlady Online Community Member Posts: 64 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1013085#Comment_1013085

    Many thanks. I will email the new council and see what they say. Thanks for your reply.

  • Moonlady
    Moonlady Online Community Member Posts: 64 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1013085#Comment_1013085

    Many thanks. I will email the new council and see what they say. Thanks for your reply.

  • Amaya_Ringo
    Amaya_Ringo Online Community Member Posts: 337 Championing

    You're welcome :)

    I process blue badges and bus passes as part of my job although I'm not involved in the decision process for awarding them, and I've not ever had a customer who's been asked to reapply for a BB before it's expiry date. Bus passes, yes, but not BBs. But each different locality does have slightly different rules, so it's better to ask and be sure. :)

    Hopefully your new LA has a lovely concessionary transport team who can help you figure things out :)

  • Moonlady
    Moonlady Online Community Member Posts: 64 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1013092#Comment_1013092

    Many thanks again for your help x

    Much appreciated

  • sarah_lea12
    sarah_lea12 Online Community Member Posts: 376 Empowering

    Is there an update about this ?

    I have a blue badge and possibly moving areas and just interested to know the outcome please .

  • Moonlady
    Moonlady Online Community Member Posts: 64 Contributor

    Hello there

    We haven't moved yet

    Here is the reply....

  • Moonlady
    Moonlady Online Community Member Posts: 64 Contributor
  • Moonlady
    Moonlady Online Community Member Posts: 64 Contributor
  • Moonlady
    Moonlady Online Community Member Posts: 64 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1028520#Comment_1028520

    Your partner can continue to use his existing Blue Badge even after you have moved to Herefordshire. All you will need to do is advise the issuing authority of his Blue Badge of your move to Herefordshire, providing them with your new address and request that they transfer

  • Moonlady
    Moonlady Online Community Member Posts: 64 Contributor

    Sorry about all the blank posts, my phone would not paste and I can not delete the posts But here is a copy paste reply…..and we haven t moved yet by the way

    "Your partner can continue to use his existing Blue Badge even after you have moved to Herefordshire. All you will need to do is advise the issuing authority of his Blue Badge of your move to Herefordshire, providing them with your new address and request that they transfer"

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