What is the Disabled Persons Badge Scheme?
The Scheme provides
parking concessions for:
- People with severe walking difficulties who
travel either as drivers or passengers
- Registered blind people
- People
with very severe upper limb disabilities who regularly drive a vehicle but cannot turn a steering wheel
by hand
You can get a Blue Badge if:
- You
receive the higher rate of the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance
- You
are registered blind
- You
get an allowance towards your own vehicle from a Health and Social Services Board
- You
use a vehicle supplied by the Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre, Musgrave Park Hospital
- You
receive a War Pensioners Mobility Supplement
- You
have a permanent and substantial disability which means you are unable to walk or have very considerable
difficulty walking. In this case your doctor may be asked to answer a series of questions to help the
Disabled Persons Badge Scheme Central Office determine whether you are eligible for a Badge
- You
have a severe disability in both upper limbs, regularly drive a motor car but cannot turn the steering
wheel by hand even if that wheel is fitted with a turning knob
The
Blue Badge application form provides a complete list of the qualifying criteria.
NOTE:
Children under two years of age do not normally qualify for a badge because they would not normally
be expected to be able to walk independently. Organisations which transport disabled people may be eligible
for a badge.
