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Blue Badge Disabled Parking Scheme

A blue badge entitles disabled and registered blind people to local parking concessions. It can be used by:

• People with very severe walking difficulties who travel either as drivers or passengers
• Registered blind people who travel as passengers
• People who drive a vehicle regularly and have a severe disability in both arms

The badge cannot be used for temporary disabilities such as a broken limb or convalescence. Being registered as disabled under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970 does not automatically entitle you to a badge.

Some people qualify automatically for the badge, others have to be assessed.

In Hertfordshire the badge is issued through Hertfordshire County Council Adult Care Services.

The external links on the right will take you to further information and useful maps.