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Who can park in a disabled bay

Any Blue Badge holder may use a disabled parking bay, not just the person who applied for the bay.

You can only park in a disabled parking bay if you correctly display a valid Blue Badge.

Disabled parking bays cannot be used by carers or other visitors unless they:

  • are Blue Badge holders, or
  • have the Blue Badge holder in the vehicle with them, or
  • are picking up or dropping off the Blue Badge holder close to where they need to go.

For more information see Blue Badge parking permits for disabled people.

Request a disabled parking bay

You can apply for a disabled parking bay if all of the following conditions are met:

  1. you have a valid Blue Badge
  2. you have mobility difficulties
  3. you drive a vehicle
  4. you have no off-street parking, such as a drive, garage or rear vehicular access
  5. there is a shortage of on-street parking near your home

We will check the availability of parking near your home before approving your application.

A disabled parking bay will not be provided for services such as the Patient Transport Service, Dial-a-Ride or Merton Association for the Disabled.

When we may not be able to offer a bay

We may not grant your application, even though you meet the criteria above, if:

  • you do not provide all the information requested on the application form
  • a bay would result in the remaining width of carriageway available being less than 3.05 metres
  • it would result in an unreasonable loss of parking space to other residents because of the presence of other disabled parking bays nearby
  • it could cause an obstruction
  • the conditions of the site are inappropriate.

Apply now

Apply for a disabled parking bay

What happens after your application

We may ask you for more information and evidence before progressing your application.

If your application is approved, we will carry out a statutory consultation. All objections would need to be addressed prior to progressing the installation of the disabled parking bay.

Following our decision, it may take four months or more before a bay can be installed.

Report a problem

Report a problem with a disabled parking bay​