Disabled badge holders

Date updated: 22/02/2024

The Blue Badge scheme does not fully apply in the City of London but we do provide allocated parking in the Square Mile for people with disabilities and the City of London Corporation runs its own Red Badge parking concession scheme, valid only in the City of London, for people with disabilities who are permanent workers in the City or City residents.

Blue Badge scheme

Wherever your vehicle is parked you must display the clock and the Blue Badge so that the serial number, expiry date and the issuing authority are clearly displayed.

Designated disabled bays

Over 200 bays are available for free, provided the badge and clock are displayed. These can be used for four hours on weekdays. Around St Bartholomew's Hospital the bays can be used for six hours on weekdays. Check the bay time plate for information. There is no time limit at the weekend. See our map of disabled bays

Payment in parking bays with conditions

Blue Badge holders can park for an extra hour, for free, at payment parking bays after the expiry of purchased time. See the map of pay and display bays

Blue Badge holders cannot park

in a suspended bay
on single or double yellow lines
where there is a loading restriction indicated by yellow chevrons on the kerb stone
on the pavement or footway
in a bus lane
in a bay reserved for specific users (eg a doctor's bay)
where there is a dropped kerb or raised carriageway

Red Badge scheme

Red Badge holders can park

at payment parking bays and disabled bays without paying
on a single yellow line for a period of 30 minutes

Red Badge holders cannot park

in a suspended bay
on double yellow lines
where there is a loading restriction indicated by yellow chevrons on the kerb stone
on the pavement or footway
in a bus lane
in a bay reserved for specific users (eg a doctor's bay)
where there is a dropped kerb or raised carriageway

Apply for a Blue or Red Badge

As general guide, for the Red Badge Scheme, you may qualify if you receive the higher rate Disability Living Allowance, are registered blind or have a permanent disability which makes walking very difficult.

For more information please e-mail our red badge application team.

Enforcement

020 7332 3910

Email: Square Mile Parking

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