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Transport accessibility and mobility
Blue badges, mobility scooters and wheelchairs, accessible public transport, taxi and private hire cars.
Services
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Apply for or renew a Blue Badge
Apply for or renew a Blue Badge, amend or cancel a saved application, track your application
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Apply for an older person's bus pass
Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass
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Blue Badge scheme: information from your council
Blue Badge parking permits let disabled drivers and passengers park nearer to where they're going - find out more about Blue Badges from your council
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Get a Blue Badge
Check you're eligible for a Blue Badge, apply and find out where you can park.
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Apply for a disabled person's bus pass
Contact your local council to find out who issues disabled bus passes in your area as part of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme
Guidance and regulation
News and communications
- Next steps towards a fully inclusive transport network
- Government puts disabled passengers first by backing innovative projects to improve train journeys
- Government funding boost for bus industry in drive to improve air quality
- People with hidden disabilities could enjoy new freedom with Blue Badge changes
Research and statistics
- Accessibility action plan: consultation summary of responses
- Accessibility
- National Travel Survey: 2017
- Inclusive mobility and tactile paving guidance review
- Disabled Person’s Railcard and assisted journeys data: 2017 to 2018 (P8 to P13)
Policy papers and consultations
- Inclusive Transport Strategy
- Blue Badge (disabled parking) scheme eligibility consultation: summary of responses and outcome
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Accessible journey planning data
- Households with good transport access to key services or work
- Blue badge scheme contract
- Grant funding paid to mobility centres
- Appeals by bus companies about free bus travel reimbursements