Blue Badges for Temporary Disabilities

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Petitionforchange · 07/04/2026 15:10

I dislocated my knee badly in November and I’m still on crutches and struggling with mobility. I feel strongly that a temporary ‘blue badge’ for parking could make a huge difference to me and many like me.
My idea is that this could be issued immediately by a doctor or consultant and stamped to last for a certain period of time. All patients with a short term mobility issue would be eligible. The suggestion is that the badge would be a different colour, perhaps purple, to denote it as temporary. It wouldn’t allow free parking but would allow the user to park in wider disabled bays.
if you’ve ever been on crutches, I’m sure you’ll appreciate what a difference this could make. Please sign my petition: https://c.org/VDfSWnj8hT

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Introduce short-term Blue Badges for temporary disabilities

https://www.change.org/p/introduce-short-term-blue-badges-for-temporary-disabilities/exp/cl_/cl_sharecopy_491172676_en-GB/9/1031514841?recruiter=1031514841&recruited_by_id=2790f6f0-2991-11ea-b2b8-7badaf5be692&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=8592a99ab5c4441192f49492085a008f&utm_medium=copylink&utm_content=cl_sharecopy_491172676_en-GB%3A9&share_id=VDfSWnj8hT

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Mosaalolsu · 09/04/2026 14:57

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 09/04/2026 11:57

Disability, as defined by law, can absolutely be temporary. But it must last (or be expected to last) for at least 12 months.

As far as I'm aware, people can apply for blue badges for temporary disabilities, providing that they meet the criteria.

Short term incapacity of less than a year is not a disability, though it can of course be very disruptive for people.

I think the solution would be to allow people with short term mobility issues to park in parent and child spaces or similar.

Well they can park in parent and child spaces, so problem solved?

Babyboomtastic · 09/04/2026 15:19

Mosaalolsu · 09/04/2026 14:57

Well they can park in parent and child spaces, so problem solved?

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Great for supermarkets, pretty much non existent elsewhere. Doesn't help much.

Mosaalolsu · 13/04/2026 21:23

Babyboomtastic · 09/04/2026 15:19

Great for supermarkets, pretty much non existent elsewhere. Doesn't help much.

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The poster I was replying to suggested it, not me.

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