Your Blue Badge is the property of Essex County Council.
Misuse of a Blue Badge by you or another person is a criminal offence, which can carry a fine of up to £1,000.
Important things to remember:
You must be a passenger or driver of the vehicle at all times when a Blue Badge is displayed
You can’t use your badge if you remain in the vehicle while an able bodied passenger leaves the vehicle
You mustn’t let anyone else use your badge including carers carrying out business on your behalf
You can’t use your badge when it is out of date, or when the information on it is wrong or faded
You can’t allow anyone else to reproduce your badge
Please include the following information, wherever possible, in your email:
The Blue Badge number
Name of the person the Blue Badge was issued to
Vehicle registration of the vehicle using the Blue Badge
Vehicle make and model
Circumstances of suspected misuse
Date suspected misuse took place
Your name and contact telephone number – although you can remain anonymous.
