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Disabled Person’s Badge holders MAY;
park on single or double yellow lines
- outside controlled hours without time limit
- during controlled hours for up to 3 hours with Badge and clock displayed
-park on a disabled bay indefinitely
(unless time limit show)
- park at meters, pay and display, shared use bays etc. without charge
Disabled Person’s Badge holders MAY NOT;
-park where a loading ban is in force
-park at special bays e.g. doctor, police, diplomatic, sometimes resident
-park on footways unless there is an exemption indicated by signs and white lines
-park on red routes in London
-Park on clearways
-park on bus stops
-park on taxi ranks
-park on pedestrian crossing or its extended markings
The City of London, parts of the London Borough of Camden, the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have different rules. Generally, you should not park there relying on a Disabled Person’s Badge.
Different colour Badges are issued to those who live, work or study in these four boroughs. Residents will also be issued with Disabled Person’s Badges for use outside the Central London area but this does not extend to those issued with local Badges because they work or study in the area.
Disabled Person’s Badge holders may never have their vehicle clamped in any circumstances, even if a contravention has occurred and a Penalty Charge Notice has been issued to the vehicle. Thus, for example, a vehicle displaying a Disabled Person’s Badge which has parked on a yellow line in excess of the three hours allowed may receive a Penalty Charge Notice but still may not be clamped.
A Disabled Person’s Badge holder’s vehicle may not be removed to a pound but may, in certain circumstances, be moved or relocated to a nearby street if, for example, it is causing a serious obstruction. The Local Authority may not charge any fee for this.
In most cases, local authorities' social services departments issue Disabled Person’s Badges. The Parking Adjudicator cannot deal with any matter concerning their issue or non-issue |
