Blue Badge

Hello,

We live in Pego and my husband also has British blue badge.

We were told by our Local Police Pego that since Brexit we are not allowed to park in bays for disabled .

We were advised to apply for Spanish blue badge but for that you have to be registered on padron. Unfortunately, the gentleman dealing with padrons in Ayuntamento in Pego, is a little "difficult".

But you may be lucky...try!

The following link will provide you with the latest updated (31 August 2023) information on the use of UK issued Blue Badges within the EU/EEA.

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

This link will provide you with up-to-date information on Covid 19 in the Alicante Region:

https://thisistorrevieja.com/2023/07/15/alicante-province-reaches-4000-covid-deaths-milestone/

The "padron" or empadronamiento is only for permanent residents in Spain and not for visitors. It is the equivalent of being on the UK electoral roll and shows that your house in Spain is your permanent place of abode. Even if you do come under one of the councils that allows non residents to sign on the padron, you would still need your resident permit to apply

Unfortunately, Spain does not recognise the UK Blue Badge anymore. Some councils do so always worth enquiring at the town hall.

To get a Blue Badge in Spain is a long drawn out affair and can take up to 2 years to process. You must be on the padron, therefore a permanent resident, in order to apply for one. Your doctor must certify you at least 33% disabled and the town hall will give you the contact for a social worker who will help you in completing the forms. You are then assessed by a state doctor who will continue the process.

Some councils do allow visitors to use their UK blue badge and the UK government recommends you download, in Spain, a notice showing EU regulations. That notices is here http://www.disabledmotorists.eu/download/parking_cards/notice_spain.pdf

You should print it out and place it next to your UK blue badge in the car. It may be accepted but not guaranteed.

Every council has it's own rules regardinf disabled parking. I any case the blue badge saves you from a tow away. Some councils allow parking in loading zones

Thank you so much for the reply,that's what we had heard .Seems brexit done all the things we didn't want and not the things wanted .Cheers .

To be on the Padron you should actually live in the town, not just be a visitor.

Hello 

My husband has a current UK Blue Badge. We checked with the local police in Villena and they confirmed that is is legal to use in disabled bays and we don’t have to pay in Villena in areas where others have to pay. Hope this helps. We gave them our old ones so they could use in teaching sessions.

Thankbyou for replying, we don't live there but have been using my daughter home for 20years now.. Sadly COVID has made a difference to our visiting .We thinking September depending on the new covid . What month does the pool shut in Pego.Apreciate any updates as been part of our lives for years thankbyou all .