Can I use my English Blue Badge for parking in disabled bays in Spain?

No. Spain is not England. You probably will either ultimately get fined or towed away or both. Paul

Is it because the UK has left the EU as I could use my badge  previously

Hello

No I don't think so, Ive seen several posts on this subject on the forum  & the answer is always no...... Its a UK issued badge & not recognisable in Spain. 

Here's a list of the countries where you can use your badge

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/blue-badge-using-it-in-the-eu/using-a-blue-badge-in-the-european-union

Cheers

Elinspain

Definitely YES, you can use your badge. Depending on the council, you mayuse loading zones, bus stops and other recerved areas. Your vehicle cannot be towed away.

Just to add to what Killjoy states, I found this recently when pootling around. It was from a link in gov.uk. I’m not sure how recent or up to date it is but I’d be willing to give it a go. Very fortunately, I have no need at this time 🤪🥂

http://www.disabledmotorists.eu/en/world_map/europe/spain.htm

There isn't a date on this article, is it pre- 2021?  The UK government website says no for Spain since brexit.

Hi Dave

I know there’s no date. I did say I didn’t know how recent or up to date it was. It was, however, a link from gov.uk 

I would never post anything to to encourage breaking the law, however, I stated I’d be willing to give it a go because......

Although the Spanish might, by some, be judged to be bureaucratic, I’ve never found them to be unkind. I’d be hopeful that they would be understanding of the difficulties that disabled people might encounter when parking. There is a “paper” that you can print off, from the link, to accompany a personal blue badge, which I believe may be helpful

It was a personal opinion which may, or may not, be helpful 🤪🥂

Agree, the Spanish are usually very kind-hearted people.  I think the issue is more whether the individual officer looking at the car would be sympathetic.  Fingers crossed that something gets sorted for Spain as it has for other countries.  Felt very sad when my replacement Blue Badge arrived without it's EU status and circle of stars.

Hi Brenda,

I think it's clear from Elinspain's helpful response that you are not able to use your Blue Badge in Spain.  I wonder whether this is Brexit related because my father-in-law used to be able to use his UK-issued Blue Badge here, but El's link to the list of countries where the Blue Badge is recognised clearly states that Spain does not recognise them.

Kind regards,

Kim