The Blue Badge Digital Service (BBDS) provides UK citizens with a secure way to apply online to their local authority for a Blue Badge.
You can apply online at UK Government: Apply for or renew a Blue Badge.
Paper application
You can also apply using the paper application forms below.
These should be emailed to bluebadge@east-ayrshire.gov.uk or post to Blue Badge Team, The Johnnie Walker Bond, 15 Strand Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1HU.
Application forms
Blue Badge application (automatic eligibility without further assessment) (PDF 417 KB)
Blue Badge application (unable to walk or virtually unable to walk) (PDF 442 KB)
Blue Badge application (risk in traffic) (PDF 452 KB)
Blue Badge application (duplicate - lost or damaged) (PDF 357 KB)
Blue Badge application (child under three years old) (PDF 247 KB)
Blue Badge application (driver with severe disability in both arms) (PDF 266 KB)
Blue Badge application for an organisation (PDF 365 KB)
Acceptable forms of ID and proof of address
You will need to provide proof of identity and address, such as:
- driving licence
- passport
- birth or marriage certificate
Photograph
Provide a photo that:
- is colour and passport-size
- shows the applicant's full face
- does not include any other person
- has the applicant's name written clearly on the back
- includes a confirmation from the applicant, or the person applying on their behalf, confirms in the 'declaration' section of the application form the that photograph is a true likeness
Paying for a Blue Badge
The £20 charge for the Blue Badge will only be requested when your application has been fully screened, assessed and confirms that you are eligible for a Blue Badge.
No payment should be made before this.
Renewing a Blue Badge
There is no automatic renewal of Blue Badges. To renew, you must submit a new application.
If your application is refused
When an application for a Blue Badge is unsuccessful, East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership will notify the applicant or the applicant’s representative in writing giving the reason for refusal of a Blue Badge and provide information on the review process, including grounds for review and timescales to be followed.
To request a review:
- apply in writing within 28 days of the date of the letter refusing a Blue Badge
- explain why you want the decision reviewed
- include any new supporting evidence which was not included with the first application
When a request for a review is received we will:
- ensure that the review is carried out by someone who was not involved in the original decision
- provide notification of the review decision in writing within 28 days of the date of the request for review
- notify the applicant, or the applicant’s representative, in writing the reason for any delay in the review of the case beyond the 28 days
Disabled parking places
Find out how to apply for a disabled parking place.
Important notice
We are required by law to protect the public funds we administer.
This may include sharing information with other organisations responsible for auditing, or administering public funds, or where undertaking a public function, in order to prevent and detect fraud.
The Cabinet Office is responsible for carrying out data matching exercises.
Data matching involves comparing computer records held by one body against other computer records held by the same or another body to see how far they match. This is may include personal information.
For more information please refer to the National Fraud Initiative.