Blue badge parking

Blue Badge holders may park free of charge and without time limit in on-street parking bays (metered or 'pay and display') unless a local traffic order, such as a ban on loading, is in force. You must comply with signs on the kerb-side.
Badge holders can also usually park on single or double yellow lines for up to three hours in England and Wales, or without any time limit in Scotland except:

• where there is a ban on loading or unloading
• at a few locations where local schemes apply e.g. certain areas of central London. Always check local signs for information.

If you park on yellow lines anywhere in England or Wales, you must display your Blue Badge together with a special blue parking disc that shows your arrival time.
You must not park where it would cause an obstruction or danger to other road users e.g. at school and hospital entrances, bus stops, on a bend, or where it would make it difficult for others to see clearly, for example close to a junction.
Leeds City Council enforce the blue badge scheme. Misuse of blue badges can lead to confiscation of badges and prosecution.

People who may be issued with a blue badge without further assessment are those over two years old and who meet one or more of the following descriptions:

• Terminally ill (a person with terminal illness is someone who is not expected to live beyond 12 months)
• Receives War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement
• Receives the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance
• Meets the moving around descriptor for the mobility component of the Personal Independent Payment (PIP) matching one of the following
1. You can stand and then move unaided more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres (8 points)
2. You can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres (12 points)
3. You can stand and then move using an aid or appliance more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres (10 points)
4. You cannot stand or move more than 1 metre (12 points)
• Has been both awarded a lump sum benefit at tariffs 1 - 8 of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and certified as having a permanent and substantial disability causing inability to walk.
• Is registered severely sight impaired (blind)

You may also be eligible for a blue badge subject to further assessment if

• You have a permanent and substantial disability, and are unable to walk, virtually unable to walk, or the effort required to walk would constitute a danger your life or likely lead to a serious deterioration of your health.
• You have severe upper limb disabilities, regularly drive and cannot or find it hard to use all or some types of parking meter.
• The applicant is a child under three years old who, because of a specific medical condition, needs to travel with bulky medical equipment, or be close to a vehicle for emergency medical treatment.

You can speak to an advisor on 0113 222 4444 or call into your local One Stop Centre.