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A blue badge holder may apply for a parking place close to their home, subject to meeting certain criteria. The council will consider the application. A resident may apply for a disabled persons parking bay close to their home that can only be used by the holder of a blue badge. Any blue badge holder is able to park in a disabled parking bay. As a blue badge holder, to obtain a new disabled parking bay (for use by any blue badge holder) a successful application must be made which demonstrates certain qualification criteria. Please use the contact details below to request an application form. We will make every effort to deal with applications as quickly as possible. However, putting in parking places involves consultation with local people and statutory bodies as well as the production and publication of traffic management orders. An application will take a minimum of three months to process. Disabled persons parking bays can legally be provided on the public highway for disabled persons who have serious difficulties in walking. A council officer will assess the highway conditions and carry out informed local consultations before proceeding.

The application will be assessed and processed, subject to sufficient funding being available for the legally necessary traffic regulation order. The Head of Engineering and Transportation will promote a formal traffic regulation order to control the way the bay is used. Anyone objecting to the bay can put forward their views, which have to be considered by an authorised council committee. If the committee uphold the objections then the bay will not be marked out. If the objections are overruled the traffic regulation order will be formally made and the bay will then be marked out on the road. In considering objections it may be necessary for the committee to hold a site meeting to consider any problems. Once a traffic regulation order is in place, a regulatory sign or post will be installed and the use of the bay will be restricted to blue badge holders only. Parking attendants can then legally enforce these bays and may issue penalty charge notices to vehicles not displaying a valid blue badge whilst parked in the bay. It should be noted that the applicant will not have exclusive rights to the parking bay.

Anyone holding a valid blue badge may park in the bay and cannot be moved on by parking attendants. It is the duty of the applicant to inform the Head of Engineering and Transportation of any changes in their circumstances. Please ensure that you have completed all of the form before sending it. Errors and/or omissions may result in delays in processing your application. Please note; not all properties within a Residents Permit Zone will qualify. Some may have been excluded when the scheme was originally designed. New build residential properties are generally excluded from pre-existing schemes. Your application will therefore be subject to review. Visitors permits can be issued to each qualifying person within a household in a residents permit scheme in any one year. Visitors permits are issued in addition to the residents parking permit. They may only be given to those calling at the permit holders address.

All permits must be displayed clearly in the windscreen of the vehicle. The permit will let you park in any parking space for the relevant zone. The current cost for a residents permit in Luton is £60 for one year, limited to one permit per person. Visitors vouchers can be purchased in books of 10 costing £25 per book, intended for visitors to your address.? You can now apply online. Please also include a cheque made payable to: Luton Borough Council. It is your duty to ensure. You will be responsible for renewing your permit. Your permit expires - visitors permits are valid on the day of use only and residents permits valid for one year. You change your vehicle - send in the old permit with your new vehicle details to the address listed under ‘how to apply’. You can also apply for a change of vehicle. Please note that not all areas are listed here and you should contact the Parking Shop for details. Our contractor, Volker Highways provide a quotation and construction service for the purpose of dropping kerbs outside properties to make driveways. An Volker Highways officer will visit the property to take measurements.

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