Organisational Blue Badge

If you are looking for information on how to renew an Organisational Blue Badge, please see the Renew section below.

Eligibility

Your organisation may be eligible for an Organisational Blue Badge if it:

• cares for or helps people who are eligible for a Blue Badge, and
• regularly transport them.

Multiple badges

Badges are not tied to a vehicle in any way. Registrations are needed for us to assess suitability of the vehicle.

Although you may have more than one vehicle, and apply for multiple badges, we will assess your need for more than one badge.

How applications for Organisational Blue Badges are decided

An organisational badge is only issued if there is a clear need for one. Such as, if your organisation cares for and transports several eligible badge holders.

If transporting only one eligible person, that person’s individual Blue Badge should be used instead.

Types of organisations that can apply

Examples of eligible organisations include:

• residential care homes
• hospices
• local authority social care services.

Organisations that are unlikely to be eligible include taxi firms, private hire operators and community transport providers, because they do not directly care for disabled people.

Apply for an Organisational Blue Badge

To enable you to resume filling in the online form if you have to stop part way through, please make sure you provide your email address on the Save your progress as you go page. Double check to make sure the email you provide is correct.

Documents you need before applying

You can submit scans or photos of the following documents with your online application:

• Proof of organisation address dated within the last 12 months
• Details of vehicle(s) to be used with the badge such as registration number(s), V5C log book(s), Disabled Passenger Vehicle taxation letter(s). You will need to provide this information for each vehicle.
• Contact details (organisation phone number and email address)
• A credit or debit card to pay the £10 issue fee per badge (you will need a separate badge for each vehicle)

If you cannot upload documents during the application, you can request to send them to us separately using the online enquiry form. To do this, select the last option on the form I have a different enquiry not listed above, then Next and Complete online enquiry button. Add in your details and select Next. In the following box, explain that you were unable to upload your documents in the online application form. Then submit the form and we will get back to you to explain how to send them to us.

Adding multiple vehicles

When you add the first vehicle registration number on the Add a vehicle page of the form, you will be given the opportunity to add more vehicles, if required.

Apply online

What happens next

Applications are reviewed within 12 weeks (or 16 weeks during backlogs).

• If unsuccessful, we will explain why.
• If approved, badge(s) will be posted to your organisation.

Renew an Organisational Blue Badge

You should renew your badge 16 weeks before it expires.

The renewal process uses the same online form as a new application:

When asked whether your organisation already has a badge, choose Yes and enter an expiring badge number. If you have more than one badge due to expire, you can request the total number of renewals later, and we will locate any additional expiring badges in our records. Please do not apply to renew each badge individually.

You will be asked to upload up to date versions of the documents you provided with your application.

Apply online to renew your Blue Badge

We will contact you if we need any further information.

Renewals are reviewed within 12 weeks (or 16 weeks during backlogs).

• If unsuccessful, we will explain why.
• If approved, the renewed badge(s) will be posted to your organisation.