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Over two thirds of blue badge misuse investigations are closed with a warning letter or with no further action

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Our Purpose

Our purpose is to help every blue badge holders park closer, park comfortably, and park with peace of mind. We do this by empowering drivers and blue badge holders to report cars parked in designated bays without a blue badge on display.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide high-quality education to drivers who park in a Disabled Parking Bay who don’t have a blue badge. We aim to provide a safe learning environment with a welcoming atmosphere to all drivers who misuse the disabled bays

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Our Vision 2026

Our vision is to completely eliminate disabled bay abuse by 2026 thereby giving all 2.25 million blue badge users complete peace of mind when parking.

Our Vision 2026

  • During the founders time as a Corporate Anti-Fraud Team (CAFT) investigator, a third year law student from the local university was interviewed. 
  • The student had displayed his sister’s child badge and was gaining a parking concession. Upon further checks, the student was interviewed under caution and subsequently admitted that it wasn’t his first time using the blue badge this way. The student genuinely thought it was okay to use the badge to drop his sister to school and then to use it to go to university
  • A warning letter was issued to the student and the matter was closed. Four months later the same student was found to be misusing the same badge on the same car. He was later prosecuted under Section 117 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
  • During the IUC interview, the student genuinely thought it was okay to use that badge in that way and the complete rules of the blue badge scheme was not explained to him.
  • The problem with issuing a Warning Letter is that the individual is not held accountable that they have actually read the rules of the blue badge scheme.
  • The Blue Badge learning workshop was set up to genuinely educate offenders, highlighting the consequences for drivers who unintentionally misuse the blue badge.
  • From our experience, once someone has the rules explained to them, it would really make them stop and think twice before attempting to misuse the Blue Badge again.

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About Disabled Parking Aware

Our Vision

Our vision is to completely eliminate disabled bay abuse by 2026 thereby giving all 2.25 million blue badge users complete peace of mind when parking.

Zero Cost to investigators

We understand that local authorities have limited resources to investigate, enforce and educate offenders

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide high-quality education to drivers who park in a Disabled Parking Bay who don’t have a blue badge.

Disabled Parking Bays

We aim to provide a safe learning environment with a welcoming atmosphere to all drivers who misuse the disabled bays

Education platform

We are leading the development on a Blue Badge education platform that would be freely available for all investigators

Our legal structure

Disabled Parking Aware is the trading name of The Fraudaware Trust, a registered charity with the Charity Commission in England and Wales (No 1191555)

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“As an investigator with firsthand experience with Disable Parking investigations, I know that Disabled Parking Misuse is a problem that urgently needs to be solved.” 

Amit Bansal

Founder & CEO Disabled Parking Aware

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Frequently Asked Questions

If you suffer from anxiety, stress, or if you have mental health issues then you can apply for a Blue Badge.

You are automatically eligible for the Blue Badge if you score 10 points in the ‘planning and following journeys’ of your PIP assessment and were put in a category E

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If you use someone else’s disabled badge and that badge holder is not in the car with you, either as a passenger or driver, then you have committed blue badge misuse, and that is a criminal offence under the current legislation.

Under Section 117 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, it is a criminal offence to misuse the Blue Badge and if you are convicted then you may get a criminal record and a possible fine of £1000. The Blue Badge may also be withdrawn.

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How Blue Badges are misused by the badge holder:

1. Parking in the wrong place
2. Using a badge that is no longer valid
3. Using a badge that has been reported as lost or stolen
4. Letting another person use the badge
5. Using a copied badge
6. Altering the details on the badge
7. Making a fraudulent application
8. Continuing to use the badge when it is no longer needed

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If you’re not automatically eligible

You can still apply for a Blue Badge If you have long-term problems walking or going to places – including problems caused by stress, anxiety, or other mental health issues.

1. You can also apply for a Blue Badge if you are applying on behalf of a child aged over

2. who has problems walking or going to places, or a child under

3. who needs to be close to a vehicle because of a health condition

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