Blue Badge Scheme: EU Countries
Commons · Question 104270 · Tabled 8 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on disabled drivers of levels of recognition of UK Blue Badges across EU member states.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 15 Jan 2026
The Blue Badge scheme in the UK is administered and enforced by local authorities and applies to on-street parking locations only. While the UK has informal reciprocal arrangements with EU Member States, acceptance of any non-UK badge is ultimately a matt...