Car badges for disabled drivers and passengers (sometimes called 'blue badges') are part of a national arrangement which allows badge holders to park close to their destination. The national scheme only applies to on street parking.
The car badges are for people with severe walking difficulties who travel either as drivers or passengers, registered blind people and people with a severe disability in both arms, and are unable to operate all or some types of parking meters.
If you are a Cumbrian resident and would like to apply for a car badge, you can either contact your nearest Cumbria County Council Adult Social Care office and ask for an application pack, or you can download the contents of the application pack using the links provided. The explanatory notes describe how to apply and what is required to do this.
Lost or stolen badge:
If you have lost our badge or it has been stolen, please download and complete ‘Application for the Replacement of Disabled Person’s Car Badge’ form.
Please also complete this form if you badge has become faded.
Application for the Replacement of Disabled Person’s Car Badge
Organisations:
Organisational badges are for organisations, groups or residential homes that need to transport groups of people with the required degree of disability to meet the criteria as laid down by the Disabled Person’s Regulations. For further information and to apply for an organisational car badge please download the ‘Organisational Application Form’.
Organisational Application Form - Blue Badge Scheme
Renewals:
A renewal notice is sent out approximately six weeks prior to the expiry of your Disabled Person’s Car Badge.
If you have not received your renewal notice please contact Adult Social Care on 01228 601493 to request the form, or e-mail us at blue.badge@cumbriacc.gov.uk
Upon receipt of your renewal notice, we aim to send out your new badge one week prior to your expiry date.