Blue Badges help people with disabilities or health conditions park closer to their destination. If you have a Blue Badge you can also apply for a marked disabled parking bay on the road outside or close to your home to show that the space has been reserved for a disabled person.
Some people can get a Blue Badge automatically and others may need a further assessment. It can take up to 10 weeks to process applications, depending on your circumstances.
Check if you qualify for a Blue Badge
How to apply
You can apply for a badge for yourself, on behalf of somebody else or an organisation that transports people that need a Blue Badge.
Apply online
Blue Badge permits are issued by local councils but you can apply online. It's the same application for a new permit or to renew your permit.
Apply with a paper form
You can also apply using a paper application form. You can get forms:
- from a customer service centre
- from a social work office
- on this page by downloading a form
The form you need depends on why you’re applying. Use our eligibility checker to find out which form you need.
Blue Badge eligibility checker
Download a form
The form you need depends on why you’re applying.
- Blue Badge child under 3 application form (PDF, 838.81KB)
- Blue Badge driver with severe disability in both arms application form (PDF, 786.57KB)
- Blue Badge organisations application form (PDF, 656.39KB)
- Blue Badge replacement badge application form (PDF, 208.53KB)
- Blue Badge unable to walk application form (PDF, 1.31MB)
Return a Blue Badge
You must return your Blue Badge if:
- it has expired
- you no longer qualify because your condition has improved
- it has become damaged and cannot be read
- your entitlement to a temporary badge has ended
- we have asked you to return it
If you find a Blue Badge belonging to someone who has died, please return it to us if we issued the badge.
How to return
You can return a Blue Badge to any of our customer services centres or alternatively you can:
Post to:122-124 Irish Street, Dumfries, DG1 2PB