NI Blue Badge — yellow-line concession for badge holders
Disabled badge holders in NI use a Blue Badge issued under the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (SR 1993/202). The badge-holder parking concessions are described in Department for Infrastructure / nidirect guidance: free and generally unlimited parking in on-street pay-and-display bays unless a local traffic order sets a limit; and parking on single or double yellow lines for up to three hours, except where a loading ban applies, within 15 metres of a junction, or where parking would be unsafe or cause an obstruction. Charged off-street car parks do not generally offer free Blue Badge parking. NI signage must be checked for any local restriction.
Legal basis
Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (SR 1993/202) (the Blue Badge scheme); Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978. The parking concessions themselves are described in Department for Infrastructure / nidirect Blue Badge guidance rather than set by a single statutory provision.
How to identify this in your case
Confirm valid NI Blue Badge displayed. Check signage at location for Blue Badge restriction. Confirm <3hrs and no loading ban.
Sample appeal wording
Dear Sir/Madam, Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] I am a holder of a valid NI Blue Badge ([NUMBER]). On [DATE] I parked at [LOCATION] for [DURATION], with the Badge and clock displayed. Under the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 and the published DfI Blue Badge concessions, I may park on single or double yellow lines for up to three hours, provided no loading ban applies and no specific sign prohibits Blue Badge parking. The signage at this location does not exclude Blue Badge use; I parked for less than three hours; no loading ban applies. The Department is also bound by section 21B of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as applied to NI) and section 49A's NI public sector equality duty (Northern Ireland Act 1998 s.75). 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/nisr/1993/91
- legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1993/3160
- legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/50
- nidirect.gov.uk — Blue Badge Scheme
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