Full list of 16 essential tips for using your Blue badge correctly as a driver or passenger to avoid paying a fine. Blue Badge holders in Scotland receive an accompanying booklet from Transport Scotland when they receive their permit for the first time or a renewal. The ‘rights and responsibilities of a Blue Badge holder in Scotland’ guide contains essential tips on usage and parking to ensure people use the permit within the parameters of the scheme - and don’t end up with a fine.
However, many of the 235,700 Blue Badge holders in Scotland may not have kept this booklet which includes 16 need-to-knows they may not be aware of, whether they are new to the scheme or been a permit holder for a number of years. Tips include using the permit as a driver or passenger, parking restriction s, rules around staying in the car in a disabled parking space and whether other people can use the badge. There are separate rules for off-street car parks including hospitals and supermarkets - look out for the signage in those areas.
The Blue Badge enables a vehicle to park in many places where other motorists cannot, such as on-street parking meter spaces, on-street pay-and-display spaces, disabled person’s parking spaces and over single or double yellow lines. Below are 10 essential tips for using a Blue Badge correctly and six parking rules to follow, as a driver or passenger. Full details shout using a Blue Badge correctly can be found on the Transport Scotland website here.
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