Disabled People - Parking Bays

Where Blue Badge Holders Can Park

If you are the holder of a valid blue badge, or you are driving the holder of a valid badge as a passenger, you can park:

• on yellow lines where there are no loading restrictions for up to 3 hours, providing the clock card is displayed and set to your time of arrival

• in residents bays, and pay and display bays for an unlimited time

Where Blue Badge Holders Can’t Park

Blue badge holders cannot park:

• where there are loading restrictions, that is on yellow lines with additional chevrons on the kerbstone and/or an additional sign indicating loading not allowed

• in a bus lane

Please ensure that your badge is clearly displayed on your dashboard with all information clearly visible.

Please note that blue badge concessions may vary in other local authorities, so please check if you are visiting another borough.

Applying For a Disabled Parking Space

If you live or work in Islington and have a valid blue badge and no on-street parking is available within a reasonable distance of your home or workplace and you are in receipt of the higher rate component of the Disability Living Allowance you may be able to apply for an on-street disabled bay.

If your application is successful, installation can regrettably be a lengthy process. This is because as we are required to carry out a local consultation and Traffic Management Orders need to be written before lines and signs can be put in place.

There is no charge for this service. Contact us on 020 7527 2000 for more details.

Find Blue Badge Parking Bays Anywhere in the UK

DirectGov has produced an online tool to help blue badge holders locate parking bays across the country.

The blue badge parking map can be used to find:

• red route parking bays in London
• parking bays in 64 towns and cities across the UK
• address, number of spaces and any applicable restrictions and exceptions
• accessible petrol stations in the UK and their service facilities

This mapping facility is the first of its kind and enables people to search by postcode or town/area name for designated blue badge parking bays, parking bays that fall on red routes in London and accessible petrol stations.

The service will also outline the address, number of spaces, any time restrictions or special notices that apply to individual allocated blue badge parking bays.

To use the blue badge parking map, click on the link on the right under Useful Websites.