Blue Badge Held But Not Displayed When Ticketed

If you hold a Blue Badge and it was valid on the day you got the ticket, but you simply forgot to display it, the parking operator is required to reduce the charge to £20 or cancel it entirely — as long as you show them your valid badge afterwards. The badge must have been in date at the time of the ticket.

Legal basis

Private Parking Sector Single Code of Practice 2024 — Mitigating Circumstances; Equality Act 2010 s 20

How to identify this in your case

Driver/passenger is a current Blue Badge holder, badge was valid on the date of the PCN, but was not displayed.

Sample appeal wording

Dear [Operator Name], Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] — Vehicle [VRM] I hold a valid Blue Badge ([BB_NUMBER], expires [EXPIRY]) issued by [ISSUING_COUNCIL]. A copy is enclosed. The badge was valid on [DATE_OF_PCN] but was inadvertently not displayed. The Single Code of Practice 2024 Mitigating Circumstances list expressly covers Blue Badge non-display where the badge can be produced, requiring the charge to be reduced to £20 or cancelled. I also rely on the Equality Act 2010 s 20 reasonable adjustments duty. Please cancel this PCN. If declined I will appeal to [POPLA/IAS] and consider a complaint to the EHRC. Yours faithfully, [Driver Name] Enclosed: Blue Badge copy

Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.

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Blue Badge Held But Not Displayed When Ticketed

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How to identify this in your case

Sample appeal wording

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