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Blue Badge Scheme: EU Countries

Commons · Question 104271 · Tabled 8 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 15 Jan 2026

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to (a) publish guidance and (b) pursue agreements to help improve certainty for UK Blue Badge holders driving in 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...