If you are registered blind or severely disabled, you can apply for a blue badge. This makes it easier for you to park on public roads close to amenities. You can use a blue badge as either a passenger or a driver.
The blue badge is recognised throughout Europe but there are exceptions. For example, it does not apply to some town centres, where vehicle access is prohibited, to some airports or to central London. There may be other schemes in place in these areas.
Blue badge holders can often get other concessions too, such as free parking in car parks and being exempt from tolls on bridges (including the Severn bridges).
It costs you £2 to apply for a badge and you need to renew it every three years. There are no exemptions from this charge.
If you are a blue badge holder, your household has a car, you do not have off-street parking facilities and you are having difficulties parking outside your house, you may be eligible for a disabled parking bay. To apply, you have to print out and complete an application form.