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Blue Badge Parking Scheme

The Blue Badge (Disabled Parking) Scheme provides a national arrangement of parking concessions for those people who have an enduring disability or health condition that means they have substantial difficulty walking. The Department for Transport provides guidance to local authorities on administering and enforcing the scheme. North Lincolnshire Council Blue Badge Support Team and Community Warden and Parking Service are responsible for the administration and enforcement of the scheme. The misuse of the Blue Badge scheme undermines the benefits of the scheme, impacts upon local traffic management and can create hostility amongst other badge holders and members of the public. It can result in a genuinely disabled person being unable to access designated parking spaces. The vast majority of Blue Badge holders use their badges responsibly. However, there are individuals who misuse the scheme. This list is not exhaustive. It is a criminal offence to misuse a Blue Badge. We operate a robust application process to minimise the number of false applications being successful.

Every successful applicant for a Blue Badge will be issued with the Department for Transport’s ‘The Blue Badge scheme: rights and responsibilities in England’ leaflet. This provides the badge holder with the information they need to ensure the badge is used appropriately. Each applicant when applying will also be required to sign a declaration confirming that they will not allow the misuse of a badge that has been issued to them. We will inspect vehicles parked on the public highway and in Council car parks using a Blue Badge, as part of the duties of our Civil Enforcement Officers (CEO). Where there is evidence of misuse and the misuse constitutes a contravention of the Traffic Management Act 2004, the CEO will take the appropriate action in line with North Lincolnshire Council’s Civil Parking Enforcement Policy. The CEO may also consider seizing the badge and returning it to the issuing authority if they establish reasonable grounds to do so and is practical.

We may receive information on potential blue badge misuse from the public, our employees and other third parties. We will consider all allegations made and determine the appropriate action to be taken. Actions may range from reminding the badge holder of their responsibilities to criminal investigation dependant on the individual circumstances of the allegation. Where intelligence suggests particular areas of Blue Badge misuse, we will consider undertaking operations to target these areas. If the misuse could also constitute other criminal offences (other than road traffic offences), we will take the appropriate action to stop the misuse and investigate the offence. The issue of a Penalty Charge Notice for contraventions of road traffic regulations does not prevent us from also pursuing criminal offences. Such investigations are not limited to the badge holder, but also include third parties misusing the badge. We will use the personal data we hold for the prevention and/or detection of crime where it is appropriate and lawful to do so. Where we have grounds to believe that the badge holder will permit another person to continue to misuse a badge, we will consider refusing to renew the badge once it has expired. Where a Blue Badge holder has been convicted of an offence in relation to the misuse of that badge, we will consider withdrawing the badge.

If you are a resident of Oregon and have a disability, you may obtain a permit for disability parking from the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (DMV). Below you'll find information about different types of disability placards, including regulations for handicapped parking, how to apply for disability placards, disabled parking permit renewal, and replacing placards that are lost or stolen. Renewable parking permit: For people with permanent disabilities. Wheelchair permits: For wheelchair users. Family permit: For families with at least 2 people with disabilities who live at the same address. Program permit: For organizations that transport people with disabilities. Temporary permits for: - People with temporary disabilities. People traveling outside of Oregon. NOTE: The only disability license plates in Oregon are disabled veteran plates, which must be accompanied by a disability placard for handicapped parking access. Oregon recognizes the disabled parking placards and plates issued by other states or countries, and other states honor Oregon's disability parking placards also. However, you can still apply for a duplicate disability permit to take with you while you're outside of Oregon OR a temporary permit to use while you're visiting Oregon. Renewable handicap permits expire when your Oregon driver's license or ID card expires. A completed Application for Parking Permit for an Individual with a Disability (Form 735-265) signed by a licensed physician. Documents proving your identity.

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