Documents you need for a Blue Badge

You’ll need to provide a passport-style photo to be displayed on your badge.

Your photo must be: 

• clear and in focus
• in colour
• taken within the last 6 months
• show only you (no other objects or people)
• be taken against a plain light-coloured background

In your photo you must: 

• be facing forwards looking at the camera
• have a plain expression with your eyes open
• be wearing clothes (but nothing covering your head or face)

For an adult

You can prove your identify using any of the following:

• Passport (can be expired)
• UK driving licence (photo card or paper part)
• Birth certificate or adoption certificate
• Marriage certificate or civil partnership certificate
• Divorce certificate

For a child

You can use any of the following:

• Passport (can be expired)
• Birth certificate
• Adoption certificate

For an adult

You can provide proof of address using any of the following:

• Council Tax statement bearing your name and address dated within the last 12 months
• Utility bill or financial statement dated within the last three months
• Fully signed, termed tenancy agreement - we only require the pages that show the tenant names, property address, tenancy term dates and the signatures
• Payslip dated within the last three months
• Valid driving licence
• Letter from an organisation such as HRMC, NHS, benefits agency, local council – dated within the last three months

For a child

You can provide a letter:

• from the child's school – dated within the last three months
• from an official organisation such as HRMC, NHS, benefits agency, local council – dated within the last three months
• from a hospital, GP or appointment - dated within the last three months
• to the parents but about the child

We can not accept a photo card Driving Licence for both proof of address and proof of identify.

You need to provide evidence that shows how your condition affects either:

• your mobility
• your ability to travel

The following can be evidenced as proof of eligibility for a Blue Badge:

• Higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• War Pensioner’s Mobility Supplement (WPMS)
• Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (tariffs 1–8 and certified as unable to walk or finding it very difficult to walk)
• Registered blind or severely sight impaired
• Terminal illness (SR1 form)
• Permanent disability affecting walking
• Severe disability in both arms
• Hidden (non-visible) disability affecting journeys
• Child under 3 with medical needs

You can read more about each of these below. 

Higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance

For some benefits, we can check your entitlement ourselves.

We will check your entitlement — you do not need to upload documents.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

You must receive:

• Exactly 10 points for ‘planning and following a journey’ (psychological distress), or
• 8, 10 or 12 points for ‘moving around’.

For some benefits, we can check your entitlement ourselves.

We will check your entitlement - you do not need to upload documents.

War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement (WPMS)

You need to provide a copy of your letter of entitlement to the War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement.

This should have been sent to you by the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA).

If you need a copy of this letter, you can:

• Call 0808 191 4218
• Email veterans-uk@mod.gov.uk

View example proof for War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement (WPMS).

Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

If you receive payments under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, you will have a letter from Veterans UK.

To apply under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS), you will need to confirm whether you have received a lump sum payment within tariff levels 1 to 8 (inclusive) of the scheme. Confirmation is usually shown in an official letter from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

If you need a copy of this letter, you can:

• Call 0808 191 4218
• Email veterans-uk@mod.gov.uk

View example proof for the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

Registered blind or severely sight impaired

You can give us permission to check the council register, or provide one of the following:

• Certificate of Visual Impairment (CVI)
• BD8 form
• Registration letter

Terminal illness (life-limiting)

You can upload your SR1 form.

A permanent disability or condition which makes walking very difficult or impossible

You'll need to provide medical evidence, such as:

• letter from a specialist or healthcare professional
• medical reports or consultant letters
• GP summary record.

If you take medication, include proof showing:

• your name and date of birth
• medication and dosage.

We do not accept appointment letters as evidence. 

Severe disability in both arms and drive a vehicle regularly, but cannot use parking machines

You need to provide a letter from a specialist doctor, a health professional or registered practitioner to confirm you have a severe disability in both arms.

If you take medication for your disability or condition, you’ll need to provide proof of your prescriptions with your name, date of birth, current medication and dosage.

You can also include:

• medical reports
• prescriptions
• GP summary.

We do not accept appointment letters as evidence. 

A hidden disability or non-physical condition, causing severe struggle with journeys

You'll need to provide a medical letter or patient eSummary from your GP to confirm the disability or condition you have described. This must confirm that you have a permanent disability or condition which causes you severe struggle with journeys.

If you take medication for your disability or condition, you’ll need to provide proof of your prescriptions with your name, date of birth, current medication and dosage.

You can also provide other supporting documents such as:

• medical reports
• consultant letters
• a medical summary from your doctor.

We do not accept appointment letters as evidence. 

A child under 3 years old who needs to be transported with bulky medical equipment or who needs to be near a vehicle to be given or taken for treatment

You'll need to provide a letter from a specialist doctor, health professional or registered medical practitioner to confirm your child's diagnosis.

You'll also be asked to provide details of healthcare professionals involved in your child’s treatment, for example their GP or surgeon.

You can provide other supporting documents such as:

• medical reports
• consultant letters
• a medical summary from your doctor
• prescriptions with their name and date of birth
• current medication and dosage
• list of health professionals involved in their care or treatment.

We do not accept appointment letters as evidence.