Blue Badge issued by Welsh authority — signage failure to recognise valid concession
Disabled Persons' Parking Badges (Wales) issued under the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Wales) Regulations 2000 (as amended) carry the same UK-wide reciprocity. Welsh signage at parking bays must clearly state any restriction on Blue Badge use (no time limit unless signed; no charge unless signed) and the time limit on yellow lines is three hours unless otherwise indicated, in keeping with Welsh Government Blue Badge Guidance. Where a yellow-line PCN is issued to a Blue Badge holder without consideration of the three-hour concession or where Welsh signage is silent on the concession, this defence applies.
Legal basis
Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 s.21; Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Wales) Regulations 2000 (WSI 2000/1786 (W.123)); Welsh Government Blue Badge Guidance (current edition); Equality Act 2010 ss.20–22 (reasonable adjustments)
How to identify this in your case
Confirm Blue Badge was on display, valid, and the parking did not cause obstruction. Identify whether a sign at the location prohibits Blue Badge use; if silent, three-hour rule applies on yellow lines.
Sample appeal wording
Dear Sir/Madam, Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] I am a holder of a valid Welsh Blue Badge ([BADGE_NUMBER]). On [DATE] I parked at [LOCATION] for [DURATION], with the Badge clearly displayed and the clock set. Under the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Wales) Regulations 2000 and the Welsh Government Blue Badge Guidance, a Badge holder may park on single or double yellow lines for up to three hours, provided no obstruction is caused and the location does not bear a sign expressly prohibiting Blue Badge parking. The signage at this location does not bear such a prohibition and I parked for less than three hours without causing obstruction. In any event, the Council is bound by the public sector equality duty (s.149 Equality Act 2010) and the duty to make reasonable adjustments under sections 20–22 of that Act. Please cancel the PCN. Yours faithfully, [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2000/1786
- legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1970/44
- gov.wales — Blue Badge Guidance
- legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15