Blue Badge Abuse Clampdown

New Legislation to tackle blue badge abuse

Transport Scotland are targeting blue badge abuse

The misuse of the disable parking badges is being clamp downed in new legislation. 

From the end of March local authorities will have more powers to confiscate badges which are no longer valid or are being used illegally by a third party

Transport Minister Derek Mackay said

"Blue badge misuse is socially unacceptable as it prevents the 228,000 legitimate badge holders across Scotland from accessing the on-street parking concessions to which they are entitled."

Dennis Robertson, MSP who was responsible for taking the legislation forward, said:

"We need this legislation because people think that third party misuse of a blue badge is okay; although it is not. We as a society should not tolerate that.

When someone misuses a blue badge they do not just take a parking space they deny a parking space to someone with a disability. When that person is denied a parking space they have to return home and might not be able to do what they went into town for.

People need to understand that by using someone else’s blue badge they are not just taking a parking space they are taking a parking space from a disabled person who is entitled to it."