Using your Blue Badge and where you can park

How to display your Blue Badge

You must make sure that your badge and time disc are clearly displayed and that the badge is facing the right way. The front of the badge has the wheelchair symbol on it.

Where can I park with a Blue Badge?

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In Brighton & Hove, you can park in:

disabled bays, except personalised disabled bays which may only be used by the disabled permit holder
paid parking bays
shared use bays

You may also park on a single or double yellow line for up to 3 hours as long as there is not a loading restriction (marked by strips on the kerb).

You must make sure that the time disc is set to the time that you left the vehicle.

Light touch parking schemes

There are a number of light-touch parking zones in the city. The difference between a light touch zone and a full zone are the operating hours.

A full zone will be in place all day for example 9am to 8pm. Light touch zones will have a 1 hour restriction twice a day, for example from 9am to 10am and 2pm to 3pm. During these times only permit holders can park in these bays.

In light touch parking zones Blue Badge Holders are able to park for free during the hours of restriction. You must display a valid Blue Badge.

To find out more please see our parking zone information page.

If I display my badge, can I park free of charge in a car park?

Car parks in Brighton & Hove have different policies on disabled parking.

Some car parks are privately owned and therefore you must carefully check the signage before parking to make sure you aren't given a parking ticket.

The Blue Badge team are solely responsible for issuing Blue Badges. They can not help you with appeals on Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs).

Where can I not park with a Blue Badge?

double yellow lines with yellow kerb markings

You cannot park on yellow lines with a loading ban. Loading bans are marked by yellow strips on the kerb.

A single yellow line with a loading ban will have a single kerb marking. Double yellow lines will have a double kerb marking.

For a single yellow line, a sign on the street will tell you what times the loading ban is in place.

You should not park in a:

The Blue Badge is not a licence to park anywhere. If you park where it would cause an obstruction or danger to other road users you could be fined or receive a Penalty Charge Notice or have your vehicle removed. Do not park where it would endanger, inconvenience or obstruct pedestrians or other road users.

Examples of dangerous or obstructive parking include the following, although there are others:

school entrances, bus stops, on a bend, or near the brow of a hill or hump bridge
parking opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space
where it would make the road narrow, such as by a traffic island or roadworks
where it would hold up traffic, such as in narrow stretches of road or blocking vehicle entrances
where emergency vehicles stop or go in and out, such as hospital entrances
where the kerb has been lowered or the road raised to help wheelchair users
on a pavement, unless signs permit it