Guidance notes Your application will be verified by your local authority, who will process a fast track request for a badge, providing you have included the correct information to support your application. The declarations include a section for you to check this. Proof of your identity We need to check your identity to reduce the potential for fraudulent applications for a Blue Badge. You must attach a certified photocopy of one of the following as proof of your identity: Birth certificate/adoption certificate • Marriage/Divorce certificate • Civil Partnership/Dissolution certificate • Passport • Valid driving licence • Current Blue Badge • Concessionary Travel Card • Identification documents that include a photograph are preferable but please check with your local authority if you are unable to provide one of the above. Address Proof of address should be in the form of an original Council Tax bill bearing your name and address. The original must be submitted with your application and will be returned at the end of the application process. Please note that you will not need to submit your Council Tax bill if you have ticked the appropriate box in the declarations, which gives your consent for the local authority to check your address on their Council Tax records or electoral register. If you are completing the application form on behalf of someone under the age of 16, you should give your consent for the local authority to check school records to confirm their address. Blue Badge Issue Fee There is no charge to the Blue Badge holder upon first issue of a badge, however, a fee of up to £10 may be charged for badges issued as replacements in the case where a badge has been lost, stolen or damaged to an extent it cannot be read by people who will be checking the badge when used for parking or other concessions. Other information You should also provide the Vehicle Registration Numbers of up to three vehicles in which you are most likely to use a Blue Badge, if your application is successful. This information helps local authorities with their enforcement of the Blue Badge scheme rules, but please note that you can use a Blue Badge in other vehicles.
Guidance notes Your application will be verified by your local authority, who will process a fast track request for a badge, providing you have included the correct information to support your application. The declarations include a section for you to check this. Proof of your identity We need to check your identity to reduce the potential for fraudulent applications for a Blue Badge. You must attach a certified photocopy of one of the following as proof of your identity: • Birth certificate/adoption certificate • Marriage/Divorce certificate • Civil Partnership/Dissolution certificate • Passport • Valid driving licence • Current Blue Badge • Concessionary Travel Card Identification documents that include a photograph are preferable but please check with your local authority if you are unable to provide one of the above. Address Proof of address should be in the form of an original Council Tax bill bearing your name and address. The original must be submitted with your application and will be returned at the end of the application process. Please note that you will not need to submit your Council Tax bill if you have ticked the appropriate box in the declarations, which gives your consent for the local authority to check your address on their Council Tax records or electoral register. If you are completing the application form on behalf of someone under the age of 16, you should give your consent for the local authority to check school records to confirm their address. Blue Badge Issue Fee There is no charge to the Blue Badge holder upon first issue of a badge, however, a fee of up to £10 may be charged for badges issued as replacements in the case where a badge has been lost, stolen or damaged to an extent it cannot be read by people who will be checking the badge when used for parking or other concessions. Other information You should also provide the Vehicle Registration Numbers of up to three vehicles in which you are most likely to use a Blue Badge, if your application is successful. This information helps local authorities with their enforcement of the Blue Badge scheme rules, but please note that you can use a Blue Badge in other vehicles.
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