Apply for or renew a Blue Badge

If you are over 3 years old and meet at least 1 of the following automatic criteria, we will issue your Blue Badge without any further assessment:

• you are registered blind (severely sight impaired) and have a certificate of visual impairment (CVI)
• you receive a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and have a score of 8 points or more under the 'moving around' activity of the mobility component
• you receive the mobility component of PIP and have obtained 10 points specifically for descriptor E under the ‘planning and following journeys’ activity, on the grounds that you're unable to undertake any journey because it would cause you overwhelming psychological distress
• you receive the higher rate of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance (HRMCDLA)
• you receive a War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement (WPMS)

Read more about who can automatically get a Blue Badge (GOV.UK).

If you're not automatically eligible, you may still be able to get a blue badge but will need to provide more evidence to demonstrate your eligibility.

You may still be eligible for a blue badge if you're over 3 years old and at least one of the following applies:

• you cannot walk at all
• you cannot walk without help from someone else or using mobility aids
• you find walking very difficult due to pain, breathlessness or the time it takes
• walking is dangerous to your health and safety
• you have a life limiting illness, which means you cannot walk or find walking very difficult and have a SR1 form
• you have a severe disability in both arms and drive regularly, but cannot operate pay-and-display parking machines
• you have a child under the age of 3 with a medical condition that means the child always needs to be accompanied by bulky medical equipment
• you have a child under the age of 3 with a medical condition that means the child must always be kept near a vehicle in case they need emergency medical treatment
• you are constantly a significant risk to yourself or others near vehicles, in traffic or car parks
• you struggle severely to plan or follow a journey
• you find it difficult or impossible to control your actions and lack awareness of the impact you could have on others
• you regularly have intense and overwhelming responses to situations causing temporary loss of behavioural control
• you frequently become extremely anxious or fearful of public/open spaces

We cannot confirm whether you are eligible until we have assessed your application.

Read more about who can get a Blue Badge on GOV.UK.

If you are not automatically eligible for a Blue Badge, we will assess your application to decide whether you qualify.

You should provide recent and relevant evidence to support your application.

As part of the assessment process, we may ask you to attend an independent mobility assessment with an experienced healthcare professional. Assessments may take place in Aylesbury or High Wycombe.

Being invited to an assessment does not mean your application has been approved or refused. We will consider all the information and evidence you provide before making a decision.

Where appropriate, and with the necessary permissions, the assessor may review relevant medical information to help confirm your eligibility.

We will not consider the following criteria as part of our assessment process:

• the need for a wider space to allow vehicle doors to open fully
• difficulties carrying shopping
• the need for urgent access to public toilets (the Bladder and Bowel Foundation offers a nationally recognised scheme for people who need immediate access to toileting facilities)

We do not issue temporary Blue Badges.

To qualify, you must have an enduring and substantial disability or health condition that is expected to last for at least 3 years. If your condition is expected to improve within 3 years, you will not be eligible.

If you apply under the further assessment criteria and are eligible, we will usually issue a Blue Badge for 3 years.