Parking with a Blue Badge
Hammersmith & Fulham Council is a dedicated participant in the European Blue Badge scheme.
As long as you display your badge correctly, you can park in any shared use bay in the borough free of charge. This applies to all badge holders, not just those who live in Hammersmith & Fulham.
There are also a number of Disabled Use bays in the borough, which any Blue Badge holder can park in.
Blue Badge holders can also park on a single yellow line for up to three hours. Please remember, you must display both your badge and clock to park in Disabled Use bays or on single yellow lines.
A Blue Badge does not entitle the holder to:
- Park where there are loading restrictions. These are shown by yellow markings on the kerbstones. Signs nearby will tell you when the restriction applies.
- Park across a dropped kerb. These are used by prams, wheelchairs and other pedestrians. Blocking them can cause serious difficulties to these people when they try to cross the road.
- Park in front of a crossover. This is an access crossing for vehicles to drive off of the road onto private land.
- Park in a bay marked for other special users. For example Doctors bay, Market Traders bay, Motorcycle bay or Goods vehicle only.
As part of our commitment to the Blue Badge scheme, we may issue Penalty Charge Notices to vehicles which are parked incorrectly or appear to be misusing Blue Badges. In some circumstances, we may relocate vehicles.
If you receive a Penalty Charge Notice while displaying a Blue Badge, you have the same rights to challenge the ticket as any other motorist.
For general information on the national scheme visit the Department for Transport website
