Changes to Blue Badge (Disabled Parking) scheme

A new style badge, national database and printing process for Blue Badges went live on 1 January 2012. 

Changes to the Blue Badge scheme were introduced because of problems including: high levels of abuse and misuse of badges, increasing demand for badges and pressures to extend eligibility, inconsistent administration and assessment and inefficient service delivery by some local authorities.

Local Authorities still remain responsible for the administration of the scheme, but the national changes are designed to save between £6.5m and £20m a year from the reduction of fraud and misuse of the Blue Badge. Read more about the changes to the Blue Badge Scheme in Cambridgeshire.