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Edinburgh Council - Code 16, parked in residents' permit holder
area, but were displaying a blue badge
DIR By: kittykat234
Date: August 28, 2026, 9:10 am
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My elderly parents received a PCN from Edinburgh council this
morning for being parked in a residents' permit holders bay
without a permit. They were displaying my mother's blue disabled
badge.
PCN link
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/13NxFfYBIq3RKDtM4lfx-sa_qIom---wN/view?usp=sharing
The PCN doesn't mention they had a blue badge but I heard the
traffic warden speaking to someone on the radio about it. She
told me that if they'd parked on the double yellow lines across
the road they would have been fine. Is it worth appealing? They
don't live in Edinburgh and thought the blue badge meant they
were ok to park.
thank you.
#Post#: 129106--------------------------------------------------
Re: Edinburgh Council - Code 16, parked in residents' permit
holder area, but were displaying a blue badge
DIR By: 666
Date: August 28, 2026, 9:33 am
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According to the Scottish Government, you can use your blue
badge to park for free in:
- pay and display bays
- disabled parking spaces
- parking meter spaces
- on single or double yellow lines if both:
- there are no loading restrictions
- it’s safe to do so
No mention of in resident permit bays, so presumably not
permitted.
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Re: Edinburgh Council - Code 16, parked in residents' permit
holder area, but were displaying a blue badge
DIR By: stamfordman
Date: August 28, 2026, 10:11 am
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Unfortunately blue badges are often not valid in permit-only
bays and one should always check before setting off.
In Edinburgh those with a BB can park in pay-only bays but also
in what are called shared use bays, where both paying and permit
holders can park. Plus disabled bays, yellow lines (with clock)
and greenways, whatever they are.
Discretion is often given to BB holders so this is well worth a
polite ask.
HTML https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/parking-permits/request-blue-badge-1
#Post#: 129128--------------------------------------------------
Re: Edinburgh Council - Code 16, parked in residents' permit
holder area, but were displaying a blue badge
DIR By: Driving slow
Date: August 28, 2026, 2:21 pm
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Where you can park with a Blue Badge
This badge can only be used by the named badge holder, or by a
person who has dropped off or is collecting the Badge holder
from the place where the vehicle is parked. It is a criminal
offence for anyone else to use this Badge in any other
circumstances.
With a Blue Badge you can park free of charge and without a time
limit on street in Edinburgh
in pay and display and shared use on-street parking bays
on single or double yellow lines when loading is allowed
in greenways parking places when parking is allowed
in disabled parking bays.
You should not park
in bus lanes during the hours of operation
in cycle lanes
on single or double red lines during the hours of operation
on zig-zag pedestrian crossings at school entrances
in bus stops
in parking spaces for residents, motorcycles and city car
club users
in suspended parking bays
any place where traffic or emergency vehicles might be held
up
at dropped kerbs
in public parking places on main traffic routes when loading
is prohibited.
From
HTML https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/parking-permits/request-blue-badge-1
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