Blue Badge Day of Action 2024

The BPA urges all its local authority members to get involved in this initiative to unite all councils in the UK in increasing public awareness about, and enforcing, the misuse of Blue Badges.

The misuse of Blue Badges by dishonest drivers prevents people with disabilities from being able to park where they need to. When Blue Badges are used fraudulently, it also undermines the scheme. Sometimes, people with non-visible disabilities who are legitimate badge holders could be accused of fraud. This causes distress and damages the reputation of the Blue Badge system.

In 2021, Lambeth introduced the London Parking Fraud Forum and Blue Badge Day of Action, two interactive days geared towards disseminating knowledge and empowering investigators through meaningful networking opportunities. Via the forum, Lambeth has been able to encourage greater collaboration between the boroughs when it comes to tackling parking fraud and fostering new relationships which make sharing intelligence easier.

In early 2023, supported by London Councils, Lambeth invited all UK parking authorities and relevant organisations to the National Parking Fraud Forum and a day of Action was proposed and has become a nationwide campaign organised, coordinated, and led by Lambeth with the support of London Councils.

Isaac Occhipinti, BPA head of external affairs, says: 'The BPA is keen to support all the work being done by stakeholders to try to tackle Blue Badge fraud in the UK. It's unacceptable that people are trying to abuse the system, a system designed to assist those most in need of priority parking. We will be asking the government to do more to recognise the scale and impact of this issue.' 

To get involved and request assets to use on social media and elsewhere contact communications@britishparking.co.uk