What are the rules for using my purple badge?
- apart from badges held by organisations, all other badges must
have your photo on them
- you must display the purple badge on your vehicle's windscreen
or dashboard, facing the front. This is so anyone can read the
expiry date, vehicle's registration number and serial number from
outside the vehicle
- purple badges are normally valid for three years, apart from
any purple badges we have given to people who do not live in the
area and these are valid for one year
- if your 'nominated' driver lives in the Royal Borough and does
not have off-street parking available to them, they must have a
residents' parking permit
- you must ensure the Purple badge is renewed before it
expires
You should send us your badge when:
- you don't need it any more
- it has run out
- the details are faded or can't be read
- the badge holder has passed away
- the vehicle registration is no longer valid
- a badge that you had lost is found, but it has already been
replaced by another one
You must make sure that other members of your family do not use
your badge when you are not travelling in the vehicle. You need to
make sure that your badge is used properly. This is particularly
important if you are issued with a purple badge and you are a
passenger. To reduce the risk of someone else using your badge, you
should take the badge out of the vehicle whenever you are not using
it
Please note: you must return your badge within
48 hours if we ask you to do so.
We can refuse your application for a purple badge if:
- we have reasonable grounds to believe that you are not who you
say you are
- we suspect that you would allow another motorist to display the
badge in their vehicle
- you have not used a disabled parking badge properly and/or the
Council has reasonable grounds to believe you would allow someone
else to use the purple badge in your absence