Your Blue Badge will help you to park close to your destination, either as a passenger or a driver. However, the badge is only valid for on street parking. It does not automatically apply to off street car parks, such as Local Authority or supermarket car parks, or on privately owned roads, such as you might find at airports.

Badges have to be renewed usually every 3 years and there is an administration fee payable.
Details of these concessions are set out in the Department for Transport’s leaflet the “Blue Badge Scheme: Rights and Responsibilities”.

Some people will have an automatic entitlement to a badge and others may be eligible under the discretionary criteria.

You will automatically be entitled to a badge if:

You may be entitled to a badge if:

1.You are over 65 years of age and have a permanent and substantial disability which causes inability to walk, or very considerable difficulty in walking.

N.B: The Department for Transport has stated that the issue of badges must be confined to those who are unable to walk, or have a physical disability that means that you are unable to walk very far without experiencing severe discomfort, or the physical effort needed to walk could damage your heath. People with a behavioural or psychological disorder would not normally qualify unless their impairment causes very considerable difficulty in walking all the time.

People aged under 65 with severe mobility problems should be entitled to the higher rate of the mobility component of the disability living allowance and will be advised to apply for this first. Once this is granted they will have automatic entitlement to a badge. If you would like clarification about entitlement, please contact Community Services (see list at back of leaflet).


2.You drive a motor vehicle regularly and have a severe disability in both arms - please see the Department for Transport’s booklet “Can I get a Blue Badge” for full details.
Consideration of difficulty in carrying parcels or shopping cannot be taken into account where no walking difficulty exists.

3. Special rules for children under 2 years of age who have a specific medical condition - please see the Department for Transport’s booklet “Can I get a Blue Badge” for full details.

4. Badges for Organisations - please see the Department for Transport’s booklet “Can I get a Blue Badge” for full details.

Application forms can be obtained from your local social services centre.

NB: People applying under any of the discretionary criteria above are likely to be asked to attend an Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust clinic for a specialist mobility assessment. In this instance you will be sent an appointment and details of where you need to attend.

Further information about services is available from local social services centres.

Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 5.00pm
Friday 8.45am to 4.30pm


Cowes
JS White’s Building (Unit 30-32 Medina Village)
Medina Road
Cowes PO31 7LP
Telephone (01983) 291144

Ryde
Town Hall,
Lind Street,
Ryde PO33 2NL
Telephone (01983) 566011

Newport
147 High Street
Newport PO30 1TY
Telephone (01983) 823340

Sandown
The Barrack Block
The Broadway
Sandown PO36 9BS
Telephone (01983) 408448

Access to each office may vary, so please let staff know of special access requirements before you come to the office.