Report Blue Badge fraud or misuse

The impact and consequences of Blue Badge fraud or misuse

The Blue Badge scheme is designed to ensure parking spaces are available for disabled people.

Each Blue Badge belongs to one person. It can be used with any vehicle that the badge holder is travelling in. The badge must not be used when the badge holder is not there.

Blue Badge misuse stops disabled people from parking close to their destination. It also means councils have less money to spend on services, as surplus parking income is used to fund transport and travel-related projects such as concessionary travel for disabled people.

Misuse includes any use that breaks the rules of the scheme, such as:

• using a badge when the holder is not present
• using a badge to gain parking access for someone who is not entitled to it

Misuse of a badge by someone who is not disabled is an offence under section 115 and section 117 of the Road Traffic Act 1984. Blue Badge offenders could be prosecuted and fined up to £1,000. There may also be a penalty imposed for any parking offence.

Report Blue Badge fraud

You can report Blue Badge fraud online. The information you provide will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Providing the following information will help us investigate the misuse:

• the Blue Badge reference number, expiry date and who it was issued by
• the registration number of the vehicle displaying the badge is displayed
• information about where the vehicle is usually parked