Traffic and Transport Services Unit
P.O. Box 145
Bulwer Avenue, St Sampsons
Guernsey, GY1 3HY
Channel Islands
Phone: 44 1481 243400
Email: traffic@gov.gg
The Disabled Badge Scheme is for people who, because of age, illness, or disability have difficulty walking any distance, or are blind and require assistance in walking.
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Driving Abroad, or Disabled Visitors to Guernsey
Disabled Badges issued in Guernsey follows a standard European design that has been introduced across the EU and in some other additional European countries. It is therefore recognised and accepted in other participating countries, enabling the holder to benefit from the disabled concessions in that country. A leaflet outlining the special arrangements made in other jurisdictions for disabled badge holders is available from the Department's Bulwer Avenue offices.
In a reciprocal agreement, disabled visitors from any participating country will be entitled to local disabled parking concessions when they bring their badge to the Island.
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The form - Application for a renewal of a disabled person's badge is intended for a person who is the holder of a 10 year duration disabled badge that requires renewal. It is for a person with a medical condition where there is no realistic prospect of improvement.
A person wishing to renew a disabled badge issued for a shorter duration must complete the form titled Application for a Disabled Person's Badge
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Guernsey's Environment Department operates a Disabled Badge Scheme for people who, because of age, illness, or disability have difficulty walking any distance, or are blind and require assistance in walking.
The Disabled Badge is a light blue European-style parking card that shows the photograph and signature of the holder on the reverse of the card.
The Badge allows the driver of a vehicle carrying a disabled person to park for up to two hours in half-hour and one-hour disc parking spaces, and it also permits the use of special spaces allocated for disabled parking for unlimited periods. Badge holders must obey all other parking regulations, and may not park on yellow lines.
Following is a procedure on how you can renew a disabled badge issued in Guernsey.
Disabled Bays can be found on these following locations:
Parking spaces (with no time limits) are provided for badge holders at:
Parking spaces (with time restrictions) are provided for Badge Holders at:
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