School Streets — Blue Badge holder national exemption
Blue Badge holders are NATIONALLY exempt from many School Streets schemes, but local implementations vary — some councils require pre-registration, others recognise the badge automatically. PCNs issued to displayed Blue Badge users where the council failed to recognise the badge are challengeable on Equality Act grounds.
Legal basis
Equality Act 2010 ss.20-22 (reasonable adjustments duty for service providers); Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/682); local School Streets TRO Blue Badge clause
How to identify this in your case
Blue Badge displayed on dashboard at time of crossing. Photo of badge with serial visible. Confirmation Blue Badge was valid (not expired, not stolen).
Sample appeal wording
Dear Sir/Madam, Re: PCN [NUMBER] — School Streets — [DATE] I challenge this PCN as a Blue Badge holder. - Blue Badge serial: [REF], expires [DATE] - Issuing authority: [Council] - Badge displayed on dashboard at time of crossing — photograph attached Under the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000 and the [Council] School Streets TRO Blue Badge clause, I am exempt. In any event, the Equality Act 2010 ss.20-22 imposes on the Council a duty to make reasonable adjustments. Issuing a PCN to a displayed Blue Badge holder fails this duty. Please cancel the PCN and add my badge serial to the exemption register. Yours faithfully, [NAME]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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