Check you're eligible for a disabled parking bay
A disabled parking bay is a parking space on a public road that is marked by a white line around the word ‘disabled’.
Only Blue Badge holders can park in a disabled parking bay.
Eligibility
You can apply for a disabled parking bay if you:
- do not already have a suitable parking facility such as a garage or driveway
- are a resident living full time at a Medway address
- have a Blue Badge registered to the same address
- have regular use of a vehicle registered to the same address.
Any vehicle displaying a Blue Badge can use a disabled parking bay.
The application process takes around 3 months due to the number of requests we get.
If we can install a bay, you'll need to pay a £44 application fee.
Where disabled bays cannot be installed
Disabled parking bays cannot be installed in the following locations:
- on private land (for example land maintained by a housing association or that is not a public road)
- on a bend, brow of a hill, close to a junction, or within a turning area in use
- where parking is not allowed in front of your address (such as marked bus stops, yellow lines or zig zags)
- on a verge, speed hump or other uneven surface
- where the road is too narrow
- outside other residents’ houses (in most circumstances)
- where you would need to cross a busy road to access the bay.